Phil,

I don't have any comments on a specific cost. Some of the items you'll want to
cost out, though, will be the following:
1. Licenses
2. Support
3. Services
4. Training

It might be difficult to get estimates from another lab, since the number of
users will be different, maybe a different brand than you would want, a
different situation, that sort of thing. And estimates can swing wildly even
when you're getting them for your own situation.

For example, for one of my customers, we put together an initial summary of
details just to get some ballpark figures for their budget even before we asked
for formal proposals and quotes. The three figures we got were: $2M, $5M, and
$50k. It took a great deal of discussion before we selected on for their budget
estimate. Once again, these weren't the "real" quotes, either.

If you've started gathering your requirements and can put together some good
information on your systems, you could see if you can get ballpark figures from
some vendors. I'm not sure if I get their cooperation because they know and
trust me, but give it a try. All they can say is "no." Also, if you're ready for
the RFP, you could actually start asking for initial quotes.

Gloria Metrick
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--- In labmanagers@yahoogroups.com, "Phil Edwards" <edwardpd@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Fellow Lab Managers,
> I am thinking about purchasing a new LIMS for our laboratory and am
> wondering what types of cost you are seeing in the market place these
> days. It would be a request driven system with 300 available tests ,
> the capability to add new ones and approximately 20,000 samples / year.
> We have 291 active users and about 50 concurrent users in the system at
> any one time. . Also the capability to generate repots to track
> turnaround time , workload etc.
> Comments?
>
> Phil Edwards
> Team Leader, Analytical Services
> NOVA Research & Technology Centre
> 2928 16th Street N.E.
> Calgary, Alberta
> T2E 7K7
> Phone: 403-250-4788
>