Summary of the contracting process

The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is in the planning stage of procuring digital dictation, speech recognition with generative AI, and outsourced transcription services. This procurement process is being conducted for enhancing and streamlining the transcription processes within their hospitals, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and associated facilities. The procurement process involves three lots: Digital Dictation, Speech Recognition with Generative AI, and Outsourced Transcription. Suppliers interested in participating in this process must respond to the market engagement questionnaire by 15:00 on Tuesday, 6th May 2025. This procurement falls under the industry category of IT software and services, and is above the UK procurement threshold.

This tender process presents significant business opportunities for suppliers specialising in voice recognition software, dictation machines, document management software, and related IT services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with innovative solutions in digital dictation and speech recognition technology could benefit from engaging with this procurement. Successful suppliers could establish long-term collaborations with one of the UK’s largest NHS Trusts, offering extensive exposure and the potential for future contracts. Businesses with expertise in AI-driven speech recognition and transcription services would be particularly well-suited to compete in this tender.

Planning

Digital Dictation, Speech Recognition with Generative AI, and Outsourced Transcription

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

8th April 2025 10:15:37 AM

Planning Deadline

6th May 2025 22:59:59 PM 4 days remaining
Contract Summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (“UHB”) is one of the UK’s largest NHS Trusts that runs the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham Chest Clinic, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital, Solihull Hospital, and various community services across the region, and is one of the highest performing Health organisations in Europe with a proven international reputation for its quality of care, information technology, clinical education and training and research. The trust has 2,366 in-patient beds over 105 wards in addition to 115 children’s beds and 145 day case beds. The trust operates 7,127 outpatients’ and 304 community clinics per week with a workforce of over 20,000 members of staff. UHB is looking to procure up to four solutions, split into three lots. The procurement process will be subject to business case approval and this Pre-Market Engagement Exercise will help form the tender process. The lots are shown below: • Lot 1: Digital Dictation • Lot 2: Speech Recognition with Generative AI • Lot 3: Outsourced Transcription
Contract Details

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ocds-h6vhtk-04fe98

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Procurement Stage

Planning

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Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

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Awarding Authority

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Buyer Name

Abdul Alim

Buyer Email

abdul.alim@uhb.nhs.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Birmingham

B15 2GW

United Kingdom

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Digital Dictation, Speech Recognition with Generative AI, and Outsourced Transcription

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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