Services for slide digitisation - multi-modal

Concepts

• health and social work
• slide digitisation
• pathology slides
• slides
• selected slides
• identifiable glass slides
• slide digitisation - multi
• digitisation
• the multi-modal research environment
• project title services

Location

LONDON

Description

Genomics England are looking for a provider to support in digitising all the histopathology slides from the participants of the 100,000 Genomes Project so they can be transferred to the multi-modal research environment. The multi-modal project provides an enriched data set for cancer research by adding of imaging data from pathology slides and radiology images (e.g., x-ray, CT and MRI) alongside whole genome data. The multi-modal project aims are: - Complete the scanning and digitisation of the remaining 200,000 histopathology slides for the 100,000 Genomes Project participants. - Make accessible to researchers a secure library of linked genomic, clinical and imaging cancer data accompanied with the tooling needed to accelerate the understanding of the morphological, genomic and clinical changes that occur in cancer. - Lead the research community to generate new insights from the data to support diagnostic, prognostic and precision medicine discovery.

Total Quantity or Scope

The requirements include the following: • To provide a high quality, clinical grade digital pathology service. • The successful supplier must be of reputable standard with known clinical and academic standing and engagement with the Royal Collage of Pathologists (as this is a national digitisation programme). • Ideally based within an NHS site to allow for receipt of identifiable information from participants and not require formal MTAs for movement of slides. • Supplier must demonstrate secure storage for identifiable glass slides. • Deployment team already established to perform similar process, at scale (expected volumes of 4000 slides per week). • Clear protocol for handling and anonymisation of participant information and slides. • Anonymise, scan and digitise 200,000 histopathology slides from solid cancer participants in the 100,000 Genomes Project over one year. • Digitisation of slides must be performed at x40 magnification on Leica GT450 scanner, in line with previous configurations and analysis. • Supplier will need to provide scanning of selected slides on a variety of scanners for variability. • Digital images need to be of DICOM compatible format. • Supplier will need to have logistics in place to digitise from CellNass directly. • Transfer these digitised slides to the Genomic England's multi-modal research environment over IBM Aspera. • Capability to receive and store histopathology slides. • Capability to conduct quality control protocols and scan all slides. • Capability to store and transfer image data.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Performance considerations apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Legal Justification

The accelerated procedure has been used due to the urgent nature of requirements, the normal time limits are rendered impractical. Genomics England also has a responsibility to manage the wider operational and delivery risk of not being able to secure this services in a timely manner. Under the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR), authorities can reduce the minimum timescales for the open procedure, the restricted procedure and the competitive procedure with negotiation if a state of urgency renders the standard timescales impracticable. The minimum time limits vary. For procurements under the open procedure, timescales can be reduced to 15 days for receipt of tenders plus the minimum 10 days for the standstill period.

Other Information

If you have not already done so, you will need to register on our Bravo portal https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/genomicsengland/web/login.html Please register on the e-tendering portal (Bravo) on the link provided. Once registered, you can find the opportunity under project title Services for slide digitisation - multi-modal or the project reference "project_867" All correspondence should be sent via the portal.