Notice Information
Notice Title
DHCW Market Engagement RFI - Ambient Scribe Primary Care Solutions
Notice Description
Background The General Medical Services (GMS) Team in Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) are undertaking a market discovery exercise to gain an understanding of available Ambient Voice Technology (AVT) offerings, that will at a minimum meet the needs of a General Practice (GP). Objectives The objective is to engage the market to gather market intelligence, which will subsequently inform an approach to empower GP practices to use ambient scribe tools to drive General Practice efficiencies and enhance patient care. Market Engagement Process We are undertaking an informal information gathering exercise regarding what solutions are available in the market. Suppliers are required to complete the an RFI questionnaire which can be accessed via the eTenderWales portal, weblink: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html . Completed responses must also be submitted via the eTenderWales portal no later than 12:00 on 12th September 2025. It should be noted that this is investigatory work, it is not yet clear whether DHCW will complete a procurement process to award a contract. However, the information obtained during this investigatory stage will inform the decision making process. Following the deadline for RFI responses, DHCW reserve the right to make contact with any interested parties on an individual basis, to clarify or supplement their response. All dates and contractual information included in this notice are not indicative of estimated or actual dates as part of a procurement plan, as no procurement strategy or plan is in place as yet.
Planning Information
As previously detailed the engagement process involves the completion an RFI questionnaire. The RFI questionnaire can be obtained via eTenderWales, weblink https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/ The project ID in eTenderWales is pqq_33741
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0589cf
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049511-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement 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
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Feb 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 1 Aug 2036 Over 5 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
- DIGITAL HEALTH & CARE WALES
- Contact Name
- Jemma Edwards
- Contact Email
- jemma.edwards4@wales.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF11 9AD
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Riverside
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049511-2025
18th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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