Notice Information
Notice Title
Electronic Patient Care Record (ePCR) solution
Notice Description
Provision of an Electronic Patient Care Record (ePCR) solution for ambulance services. Over the coming months SWAST will consider the advantages of open tendering v's the use of different procurement routes, including for example using a relevant public procurement framework, or otherwise developing an in-house solution.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0518ff
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023320-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- 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
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
72260000 - Software-related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £15,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Mar 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTH WESTERN AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Procurement
- Contact Email
- procurement@swast.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EXETER
- Postcode
- EX2 7HY
- Post Town
- Exeter
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK43 Devon CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Exeter
- Electoral Ward
- St Loyes
- Westminster Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023320-2025
20th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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