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Ireland: Tenders/Health Service Executive (HSE)/HSE 25348 Digital Pathology Solution for National Acute Hospitals for the HSE
  1. Competition notice published

    Aug 11, 2025 4:43 PMAugust 11, 2025 4:43 PM
  2. Change in competition

    Sep 9, 2025 8:18 AMSeptember 9, 2025 8:18 AM
  3. Questions deadline

    Sep 9, 2025 11:00 AMSeptember 9, 2025 11:00 AM
  4. Qualification deadline

    Sep 30, 2025 11:00 AMSeptember 30, 2025 11:00 AM
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HSE 25348 Digital Pathology Solution for National Acute Hospitals for the HSE

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Qualification deadline
Sep 30, 2025Expired
Procedure
With prequalificationTwo stages
Agreement
Buying goods
Estimated value
€45Mover 10 years

Brief

The Health Service Executive (HSE) in Ireland needs a Digital Pathology Solution for National Acute Hospitals, with a maximum total value of 45,000,000 EUR over 10 years. The solution will include hardware, software, middleware, firmware, storage, configuration, integration, hosting, data migration, implementation, commissioning, testing, training, support, maintenance, and audit of an end-to-end system. It is intended to initially cover 22 Histopathology laboratories across the Irish health sector and must be aligned and integrated with the HSE’s National Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) - MedLIS. The solution should encompass all aspects of digital pathology diagnostics, including an image management system, the ability to interpret and share pathology information nationally and internationally, and capacity for Artificial Intelligence (AI) computational pathology assistance. It must deliver high-resolution images meeting medical and laboratory diagnostic imaging compliance and comply with all applicable regulations for Medical and Laboratory Devices in the Republic of Ireland and the EU. Hardware requirements include laboratory and medical environment appropriate devices, Information Management Technology devices in line with Infection Prevention and Control, diagnostic level monitors, whole slide imaging scanners, operational workstations, and image storage with expansion capabilities. The procurement involves multiple phases, with a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 5 top-scoring qualified candidates being shortlisted to submit a tender in the second stage. Award criteria will be based on Quality and Cost.

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  • The Health Service Executive (HSE) seeks Expressions of Interest as Stage 1 of a Restricted Procedure to procure a Digital Pathology (DP) Solution for National Acute Hospitals for the HSE, which must be aligned and integrated with the HSE’s National Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) - MedLIS. The scope of the contract awarded as a result of this tender competition may include, but is not limited to, the provision of hardware, software, middleware, firmware, storage, configuration, integration, hosting, data migration, implementation, implementation, implementation, commissioning, testing, training, support and maintenance and audit of an end-to-end solution. The scope is anticipated to initially include 22 Histopathology laboratories (8 HSE Centre of Excellence and 14 General Hospital Laboratory Centres), across the Irish health sector. Functionality of the solution is intended to encompass all aspects of digital pathology diagnostics including an image management system and the ability to interpret and share the pathology information at a National/European/Global level. The solution shall include a capacity for Artificial Intelligence (AI) computational pathology assistance with algorithms to help rapid and accurate diagnosis. The Digital Pathology solution is intended to deliver a high-resolution image that meets medical and laboratory diagnostic imaging compliance. The solution must comply with all compliance regulations for Medical and Laboratory Devices and related Manufacturing Industries applicable in the Republic of Ireland and the EU. Hardware is intended to include laboratory, medical environment appropriate devices and Information Management Technology devices in line with Infection Prevention and Control requirements. This is intended to include but not limited to diagnostic level monitors, whole slide imaging scanners, operational workstations and image storage with expansion capabilities. A minimum of 5 and a maximum of 5 top-scoring qualified Candidates will be shortlisted as a result of the evaluation of Expressions of Interest and invited to submit a tender in the second stage of this tender competition. Please note that interested parties must register their interest in the Contract Notice in order to submit an Expression of Interest response. For full details please see the Procurement documents available with the Contract Notice published on the eTenders website, https://www.etenders.gov.ie.

  • Contact

    Procurement Helpdeskprocurement.helpdesk@hse.ie
  • Type
    Competition · Prequalification
  • Location
    Dublin
  • Main code
    Software package and information systems
    48000000
  • 33100000Medical equipments33124100Diagnostic devices33124110Diagnostic systems33197000Medical computer equipment38000000Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)38510000Microscopes38520000Scanners38651600Digital cameras48100000Industry specific software package48180000Medical software package48218000License management software package48219300Administration software package48318000Scanner software package48328000Image-processing software package48329000Imaging and archiving system48600000Database and operating software package48611000Database software package48612000Database-management system48613000Electronic data management (EDM)48800000Information systems and servers48814000Medical information systems48814200Patient-administration system48814400Clinical information system48900000Miscellaneous software package and computer systems51411000Installation services of imaging equipment51430000Installation services of laboratory equipment51600000Installation services of computers and office equipment72212318Scanner software development services72212328Image-processing software development services72228000Hardware integration consultancy services72250000System and support services72261000Software support services72263000Software implementation services72265000Software configuration services72267000Software maintenance and repair services72268000Software supply services72500000Computer-related services85111800Pathology services85150000Medical imaging services

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