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UK4 - Tender Notice (Programme Cortisone: Laboratory Information Management System for Defence Medical Services' Deployments and Operations)

Ministry of Defence · Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 02:36.

Opportunity overview

Programme CORTISONE is seeking to integrate a number of Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) products and services to provide an ecosystem of sub-systems that will constitute future UK Defence Medical Information Services (Med IS). The Programme is entering the Delivery Phase and intends to procure products to deliver a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) solution for Defence Medical Services (DMS) military deployments and operations.

Classification

  • CPV48170000 — Compliance software package
  • CPV48180000 — Medical software package

Lots

  • Lot 1£4.5m

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
714225454
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
goods
How to submit
The PSQ will be completed by suppliers via the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) (link to PSQ as follows- https://contracts.mod.uk/go/8944313001977E1F3C2E) The suppliers selected to tender will submit their tenders via the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) (link to DSP as follows https://contracts.mod.uk/).
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Expression Of Interest Deadline
7 Jul 2025, 23:59

Procedure

Features
Participation Stage (Procurement Specific Questionnaire): Requires vendors to demonstrate their experience and capabilities. Link to PSQ here https://contracts.mod.uk/go/8944313001977E1F3C2E Shortlist vendors: Select vendors who meet the participation criteria. Invite shortlisted vendors to tender: Provide detailed requirements and invite bids. Evaluate tenders: Use scoring, presentations, or other methods to assess bids. Negotiate with the most advantageous vendors: Discuss any outstanding issues or requirements. Selection and Invitation: Identifying top-scoring tenders and inviting them to submit BAFOs. BAFO Submission: Selected suppliers submit their final offers. Award the contract: Publish the contract award notice.

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
025588-2025
Description
-

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
20 Oct 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
24 Aug 2025, 23:59

Communication

Future Notice Date
30 Jun 2025, 23:59

Enquiry period

Ends
23 Jun 2025, 23:59

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
4,480,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
5,376,000

Renewal

Description
End of initial period (30/11/2033) an extension may be applied until 30/11/2038 subject to approvals and subject to contract based on PA2023 Sch. 5 para. 7 additional or repeat goods, services or works.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Commercial (Price)
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
30 Nov 2033, 23:59
Starts
1 Dec 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Nov 2038, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
48180000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Medical software package
Entry 2
Id
48170000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Compliance software package

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
future
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Access Details
Via the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP).
Entry 3
Id
033473-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
18 Jun 2025, 16:41
Entry 4
Id
033571-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
19 Jun 2025, 10:07

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
025156-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
22 May 2025, 15:43
Entry 2
Id
025588-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
23 May 2025, 09:42
Entry 3
Id
025946-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
23 May 2025, 11:06
Entry 4
Id
029765-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK3
Description
Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
4 Jun 2025, 10:55

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
met
Date Met
19 Mar 2025, 00:00
Description
Initially, a prior information notice was issued on 15/01/2025 to. This included an invite the industry to a Market Interest Day to engage with the project team on the LIMS requirement. Next, the market interest day was held on 05/02/2025 where 21 supplier organisations attended. In the industry day the following was presented to suppliers to help them further understand the LIMS tender. A chronological timeline of the tender events, an overview of DMS (Defence Medical Services), what program CORTISONE is, an overview of Defence Pathology, key capabilities the authority requires from suppliers to deliver LIMS, overview of intermittent connectivity, overview of DEFMED, and finally a Q&A. As a follow on from the Market Interest Day. Only suppliers who expressed interest in the PIN were invited to a 1-2-1 demonstration session of their product. This was an hour slot on Teams where the suppliers could demonstrate their LIMS product to the CORTISONE team. Also, as a follow on from the Market Interest Day interested parties were sent the questionnaire on 26/02/2025 and were requested to submit a response by 19/03/2025.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Name
Ministry of Defence

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK15
Country
GB
Locality
Corsham
Postal Code
SN13 9NR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Ministry of Defence Corsham, Westwells Rd.

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Medical Information Services Team (Med-IS)

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Corsham · UKK15 · SN13 9NR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-051ec1-2025-06-19T10:07:50+01:00Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·