✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 16:01.
Opportunity overview
C&S GMS wish to implement an AI-assisted automated karyotyping solution across all sites, with capability to also deliver automated FISH analysis. The requirements documented are vendor agnostic and have been developed to inform the selection and implementation of a karyotyping / FISH solution.
Requirements
C&S GMS have prepared a supporting document to demonstrate the requirements of the karyotyping solution, but in summary the system must:
• Deliver automated slide scanning, automated cell selection and capture, and AI-assisted digital karyotyping capability across our laboratories,
• Enable integration with existing systems where possible – details of existing systems are in Appendix 1.
• Security and Compliance: Meet all relevant data security and privacy regulations.
• Allow for centralisation of “wet laboratory” work at 2 sites and distribution of images, allowing distributed analysis and reporting at all 3 sites plus remote working from home.
• FISH capability is also required, meeting specified performance expectations for both cell suspensions and FFPE slides including tissue-matching function, and ideally automated scanning.
• Data storage and retention capability
Classification
CPV48517000 — IT software package
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
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098573-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Early-stage market engagement for an AI-assisted automated karyotyping solution with automated FISH-analysis capability for C&S GMS laboratories. The intended solution includes slide scanning, cell selection/capture, digital karyotyping, systems integration, secure data handling, distributed image analysis/reporting and data storage/retention.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers of laboratory cytogenetics imaging and analysis software/solutions. This is not an open bidding notice; supplier selection, eligibility and submission requirements are unknown.
Key points identified
Karyotyping capabilityAutomated slide scanning, automated cell selection and capture, and AI-assisted digital karyotyping across laboratories.Evidence: “Deliver automated slide scanning, automated cell selection and capture, and AI-assisted digital karyotyping capability across our laboratories”
FISH capabilityFISH analysis for cell suspensions and FFPE slides, including tissue matching; automated scanning is preferred.Evidence: “FISH capability is also required, meeting specified performance expectations for both cell suspensions and FFPE slides including tissue-matching function, and ideally automated scanning.”
Systems integrationIntegration with existing systems where possible.Evidence: “Enable integration with existing systems where possible”
93% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
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Early-stage market engagement for an AI-assisted automated karyotyping solution with automated FISH-analysis capability for C&S GMS laboratories. The intended solution includes slide scanning, cell selection/capture, digital karyotyping, systems integration, secure data handling, distributed image analysis/reporting and data storage/retention.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers of laboratory cytogenetics imaging and analysis software/solutions. This is not an open bidding notice; supplier selection, eligibility and submission requirements are unknown.
Key deliverables
AI-assisted automated karyotyping
Automated slide scanning, cell selection and capture
FISH analysis for cell suspensions and FFPE slides
Integration with existing systems where possible
Distributed image analysis and reporting
Data storage and retention capability
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Karyotyping capability
99% confidence
Automated slide scanning, automated cell selection and capture, and AI-assisted digital karyotyping across laboratories.
View supporting evidence
“Deliver automated slide scanning, automated cell selection and capture, and AI-assisted digital karyotyping capability across our laboratories”
FISH capability
98% confidence
FISH analysis for cell suspensions and FFPE slides, including tissue matching; automated scanning is preferred.
View supporting evidence
“FISH capability is also required, meeting specified performance expectations for both cell suspensions and FFPE slides including tissue-matching function, and ideally automated scanning.”
Systems integration
96% confidence
Integration with existing systems where possible.
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“Enable integration with existing systems where possible”
Security and privacy
97% confidence
Meet relevant data security and privacy regulations.
View supporting evidence
“Meet all relevant data security and privacy regulations.”
Operating model
98% confidence
Support centralised wet-laboratory work at two sites and distributed image analysis/reporting at three sites plus home working.
View supporting evidence
“Allow for centralisation of ‘wet laboratory’ work at 2 sites and distribution of images, allowing distributed analysis and reporting at all 3 sites plus remote working from home.”
Data management
98% confidence
Data storage and retention capability.
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“Data storage and retention capability”
Supplier eligibility requirements
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No eligibility, financial standing, insurance, organisation-size or selection requirements are supplied.
No pricing, contract term, payment or commercial model is supplied.
Delivery
Delivery geography
94% confidence
UKG31; the supplied delivery location has no locality or postcode.
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Location: “Delivery location”, region “UKG31”, country “United Kingdom”.
Delivery model
98% confidence
Centralised wet-laboratory work at two sites, with distributed analysis and reporting at three sites and remote home working.
View supporting evidence
“centralisation of ‘wet laboratory’ work at 2 sites and distribution of images, allowing distributed analysis and reporting at all 3 sites plus remote working from home.”
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Upcoming early-stage/planned procurement; preliminary market engagement, not an open bidding notice.
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“stage”: “planning”; “display_status”: “upcoming”; notice type “Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender”.
One planning-status lot is supplied, but it has no title or description.
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Lot “1” has “title”: null, “description”: null and “status”: “planning”.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage scope and route
99% confidence
This is a planned preliminary market engagement notice. Final scope, procurement route, timetable, commercial terms and submission requirements are unknown.
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Notice type “Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender”; “stage”: “planning”; procurement method and deadlines are null.
Detailed requirements external to supplied content
99% confidence
A supporting requirements document is referenced but its content is not supplied; detailed performance expectations and existing-system integration details cannot be assessed.
View supporting evidence
“C&S GMS have prepared a supporting document to demonstrate the requirements”; “details of existing systems are in Appendix 1.”
Automated FISH scanning priority
98% confidence
Automated FISH scanning is desirable rather than explicitly mandatory.
View supporting evidence
“ideally automated scanning.”
Value data limitation
99% confidence
No usable estimated contract value is supplied; the source records a maximum value of GBP 0.
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“value_min”: null and “value_max”: 0.
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