Notice Information
Notice Title
NHS Gloucestershire Ambient AI Voice
Notice Description
NHS England Commercial and Procurement Hub (the Hub) are supporting and managing market engagement activity on behalf of NHS Gloucestershire Healthcare Foundation Trust (GHFT) and wider NHS Gloucestershire ICB. NHS Gloucestershire partners are seeking to procure voice-led software solutions to support workflow management in Primary, Secondary and potentially tertiary care settings. The partners are seeking solutions which deliver the following: 1. Traditional digital dictation 2. Voice recognition 3. Ambient AI Voice Technology Capabilities 1 and 2 above have been historically provided to GHFT and other buying partners. The partners are particularly interested in functionality relating to Ambient AI Voice technology, with the ability to record consultations and outcomes directly into Electronic Patient Records of particular interest. The buying partners are also seeking to understand how Ambient AI solutions are able to interact with existing and new workflows. The buyers are keen to understand supplier wraparound services included within their product offering, including provision of generic templates; bespoke template generation; staff training and commitment to buyer benefit realisation strategies. NHS England Commercial and Procurement Hub (the Hub) are supporting and managing market engagement activity on behalf of NHS Gloucestershire Healthcare Foundation Trust and wider NHS Gloucestershire ICB. The market engagement activity will take the form of a Preliminary Market Engagement notice, with suppliers required to contact commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net to express interest and access the buyer's market engagement questionnaire. Information gathered as part of this Preliminary Market Engagement notice will support the development of the procurement strategy, with an intention to issue Invitation to Tender documents in early-summer 2025, dependent on the market capabilities identified via market engagement. The procurement exercise is likely to take the form of a Flexible Competitive Procedure and defined in the Procurement Act 2023. Further details on the design of the process will be shared with the market upon agreement of the procurement strategy. This process is being managed by NHS England National Commercial and Procurement Hub on behalf of the Commissioner(s).
Planning Information
NHS Commercial and Procurement Hub (the Hub), working on behalf on NHS Gloucestershire (the Buyer), are undertaking market engagement to assess potential supplier capability and capacity to deliver the following: Traditional digital dictation Voice recognition Ambient AI The Buyer is seeking to procure a transformational solution to enhance the efficiency of clinical time, providing voice-led consultations with seamless integration into various Electronic Patient Record (EPR) and other clinical software solutions. Buyer interest is particularly attuned to Ambient AI Voice technology, with the ability to record consultations and outcomes directly into Electronic Patient Records of significant interest. The buying partners are also seeking to understand how Ambient AI solutions are able to interact with existing and new workflows. The buyers are also keen to understand supplier wraparound services included within their product offering, including provision of generic templates; bespoke template generation; staff training and commitment to buyer benefit realisation strategies. The Buyer is exploring the market capabilities to develop a robust and ambitious procurement specification, with a target contract start date of 1 October 2025. Any successful supplier must be able to demonstrate safe and effective voice recognition capabilities, as well as supporting significant cultural and business change across various Buyer organisations within NHS Gloucestershire. Expressions of Interest must be made to NHS England Commercial and Procurement Hub via commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net and a supplier capability questionnaire will be issued. Responses to this questionnaire will be evaluated and the buyer may seek interviews with a selection of suppliers. Clarification questions can be raised via commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net The deadline for clarification questions is 5pm BST on 6 May 2025. The deadline for Expressions of Interest and questionnaire submissions is 5pm BST on 12 May 2025. Information gathered as part of this Preliminary Market Engagement notice will support the development of the procurement strategy, with an intention to issue Invitation to Tender documents in early-summer 2025, dependent on the market capabilities identified via market engagement. The procurement exercise is likely to take the form of a Flexible Competitive Procedure and defined in the Procurement Act 2023. Further details on the design of the process will be shared with the market upon agreement of the procurement strategy. This process is being managed by NHS England National Commercial and Procurement Hub on behalf of the Commissioner(s).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0505b3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016558-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
48180000 - Medical software package
72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
72300000 - Data services
85121100 - General-practitioner services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2025 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE HEALTH AND CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercial.procurementhub@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLOUCESTER
- Postcode
- GL3 4AW
- Post Town
- Gloucester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ35 South Hampshire
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Eastleigh
- Electoral Ward
- Eastleigh Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Eastleigh
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016558-2025
23rd April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016269-2025
22nd April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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