An independent or specialist diagnostic lab pursuing or holding ISO 15189 / UKAS accreditation.
For small & independent labs
The LIMS built for small UK diagnostic labs — not scaled down from one built for giants.
Full sample lifecycle, every discipline, audit-grade QC and a connected clinic portal — at a price an independent lab can actually carry. From £495/month, first month free, UK-hosted, and set up the same day.
The problem
Small labs get pushed to a bad choice.
The LIMS market splits in two, and neither half is built for an independent lab.
Legacy enterprise LIMS
Powerful, but priced and scoped for large NHS trusts and reference labs — six-figure implementations, months of consultants, and modules you'll never switch on. The compliance is there; the affordability and the timeline aren't.
Cheap generic LIMS
Affordable, but built for any lab and therefore for no lab in particular. They tend to skip exactly the parts a diagnostic lab is judged on — real QC, a defensible audit trail, traceable reporting — and leave you stitching the rest together in spreadsheets.
FreshLIMS exists for the gap in the middle: a system that is affordable, genuinely integrated, and audit-grade — and quick to stand up.
What you get
Everything a diagnostic lab is judged on — in one platform.
End-to-end sample lifecycle
Orders in, check-in, run assignment, results, approval and reporting — each a controlled, tracked step, not a spreadsheet hand-off.
Every discipline, one record
Clinical chemistry, microbiology, molecular/PCR, serology, genetics and sequencing — each with its own catalogue, workflow and QC, all against one patient record.
Audit-grade QC built in
A real Westgard rules engine with Levey-Jennings review, QC lots, violation detection and one-click investigations — the QC an assessor respects, not a bolt-on.
Reference ranges & panic values
Per-assay reference ranges and panic-value thresholds drive automatic alerts, so critical results are flagged before a report leaves the lab.
A connected clinic portal
Referring clinics order straight into your queue and get signed results the moment they're ready — the same patient record on both sides, no second integration project.
The lab owns its data
Append-only audit logging, role-based access, and full data export at any time — no lock-in and no premium data-export tier.
Why it fits a small lab
Built for a lab without a dozen-strong IT department.
- Same-day setup. No implementation project. Sign up in a few fields and run on real samples — the first month is free, no card.
- Honest, visible pricing. From £495/month on the Founding tier, with the price locked for 24 months. No "request a quote" wall just to find out if you can afford it. See the full breakdown.
- UK-hosted and secure. London-region PostgreSQL, TLS end-to-end with HSTS, encryption at rest, MFA, and daily backups with an independent off-site copy.
- Inspection-ready evidence. A live QC record and append-only audit trail mean readiness is a by-product of daily work, not month-end homework. A supplier validation pack is included to drop into your quality file.
- It grows with you. Add connected clinics, disciplines and billing as you go — the same platform from your first analyser to a multi-site network.
Is it for you?
FreshLIMS is a strong fit if you're…
If you recognise yourself here, the free month is the fastest way to find out.
A new or growing lab that needs to be running this quarter, not after a year-long implementation.
A lab that takes referrals from clinics and is tired of PDFs, faxes and chasing.
A team that wants real QC and a clean audit trail without paying enterprise prices for it.
How much does a LIMS for a small lab cost?
FreshLIMS starts at £495/month on the Founding tier (price locked for 24 months), with the first month free and no card required. Full tiers are on the pricing page.
How long does it take to get running?
Same day. You sign up in a few fields and can work on real samples immediately — there's no enterprise implementation project to schedule.
Does it support ISO 15189 / UKAS accreditation?
FreshLIMS provides the evidence an assessment turns on — live Westgard QC, an append-only audit trail, traceable reporting and a validation pack. UKAS accredits the laboratory, not the software; a lab passed a UKAS ISO 15189 assessment and a CQC inspection running FreshLIMS. See our ISO 15189 readiness guide.
Which disciplines are covered?
Clinical chemistry, microbiology, molecular/PCR, serology, genetics and sequencing — each with its own catalogue, workflow and QC on one platform.
Can I get my data out if I leave?
Yes. Full data export is built in at no extra cost — the lab owns its data, with no lock-in and no premium export tier.