Instrument Manager

Concepts

• torquay
• information technology software
• laboratory information management system
• instrument management
• an instrument management interface
• a new instrument management system
• instrument manager
• each instrument provider
• our laboratory instruments
• our new laboratory information management system (lims) beaker

Location

TORQUAY

Description

This purchase relates to a new Instrument Management system that acts as a middleware interface into our new Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Beaker and it facilitates the interfacing of all of our laboratory instruments eliminating the need to develop bespoke interfaces or procuring individually from each instrument provider.

Total Quantity or Scope

Following the decision by TSDFT to implement Epic Beaker as our new LIMS platform we require an Instrument Management interface to integrate all of our laboratory instruments. This purchase consists of the acquisition of the sofware itself and perpetual licensing, it's implementation, training and an ongoing annual fee for the maintenance package.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

The software licenses are perpetual and the maintenance package is renewed annually.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software
• 48517000 - IT software package

Indicators

• Options are available.
• Award on basis of price.

Legal Justification

As part of the integration of IT systems across the One Devon footprint (using EPIC Beaker) and in line with our wider strategic aims and to support the rapid implementation of a single Patient Access System across the ICB that Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (TSDFT) will be aligning itself with Royal Devon University Hospital (RDUH) existing systems and structures. It is imperative that TSDFT align its pathology pathways with RDUH to facilitate a fully integrated and shared Devon wide system in support of the One Devon Epic initiative to improve the delivery of patient care. Instrument Manager is also an Epic endorsed system used by the vast majority of Epic Beaker customers to interface laboratory instruments and already in place and therefore the decision was made to adopt this approach to enable a rapid deployment across the South of the One Devon footprint.