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Electronics Prescribing Medicines Administration (EPMA)

COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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Planning

16 Jul 2026 at 14:47

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for an Electronic Prescribing Medicines Administration (EPMA) system. This initiative is to engage the market and evaluate available solutions in delivering EPMA services. The Trust is located at Wayside House, Wilsons Lane, Coventry, UK. Engagement activities include surveys and Q&A sessions to be conducted via Microsoft Teams. Expressions of interest must be submitted by 31st November 2026, with a comprehensive registration pack being issued thereafter. The Trust plans to publish the formal procurement tenders following the completion of these engagement activities, which span multiple regions across the United Kingdom including the Midlands, North East, and London.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the field of application service provision, particularly those specialising in healthcare IT systems, to collaborate with a public authority in central government. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will find this an advantageous prospect as the contract suitability includes their participation. The engagement process aims to identify capable providers that can support the Trust's objectives to enhance their prescribing and medicines administration. Businesses offering innovative, scalable, and technically sophisticated EPMA solutions will be well-positioned to compete and potentially expand their market reach through this public sector partnership.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Electronics Prescribing Medicines Administration (EPMA)

Notice Description

CWPT is seeking to engage with the market to understand what EPMA systems and supporting solutions are available, and how these solutions work in their nature. We intend to conduct pre-market engagement via a variety of surveys, assessments, specification, knowledge sessions etc over the coming three to six months ahead of formal procurement tender notices being published. The market engagement phase is a non-scored element of the process, and it is solely for the purpose of developing understanding of the market prior to commencing the procurement.

Planning Information

Expressions of interest to be directed to the email address procurement.finance@covwarkpt.nhs.uk Expressions must be received before the 31st November 2026 at the latest. Organisations will then get a registration pack which will detail all requirements and processes in full. For the purposes of this notice all suppliers that have expressed an interest will receive the first stage survey and a request to provide their technical specification of their solutions. There will be a Q&A session per supplier. All suppliers that wish to participate in the subsequent procurement process must have completed the the first stage survey and provided their technical specification of their solutions. CWPT reserve the right to amend the engagement process and will inform expressions of interest if it chooses to do so. The engagement sessions will be held via Teams.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cd2a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067384-2026
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

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72416000 - Application service providers

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Jan 20277 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2029 - 31 Mar 2034 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
COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV6 6NY
Post Town
Coventry
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
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)
Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
Longford
Westminster Constituency
Coventry East

Further Information

Notice Documents

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