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CE ICB - CHC Digital Case and Financial Management System

NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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Planning

18 Sep 2026 at 17:05

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Central East Integrated Care Board is planning to procure a digital continuing healthcare (CHC) case and financial management system. The requirement covers medical software and related information technology services, including software development, implementation, support and consultancy. The system is intended to support the ICB’s CHC operations by managing cases and associated financial activity digitally. The buying organisation is NHS Central East Integrated Care Board, based in Ely. The planned service would be delivered for the Central East ICB area. This is a service procurement rather than a purchase of physical equipment or construction works. The requirement is described as a single package, covering the complete digital case and financial management system rather than separate published service areas.

This procurement is at the planning stage and the buyer is seeking market feedback to test its assumptions and proposed service requirements; it is not yet an invitation to tender. The buyer expects to publish the next notice by 30 October 2026. It has scheduled market engagement, with interested organisations asked to return a completed market engagement questionnaire through the Atamis e-tendering portal by 12 noon on 2 October 2026. The draft service specification and supporting documents are available through that project. The estimated value is £850,000 excluding VAT, or £1,020,000 including VAT. The planned contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2034, with renewal provisions allowing the arrangement to run until 31 March 2037. The single planned lot is identified as suitable for SMEs.

The work is likely to suit suppliers that provide healthcare case-management platforms, medical software or integrated financial management systems, particularly those able to configure and support systems for NHS or other complex public-sector environments. Relevant strengths include secure handling of sensitive health and financial information, workflow and case-record management, financial controls, reporting, data migration, system integration, user training and continuing technical support. Software developers, specialist healthcare IT providers, implementation partners and organisations offering consultancy alongside a configurable product may all be well placed to prepare. The buyer is specifically looking for feedback on its draft service specification, so potential suppliers can help shape the requirement by testing whether the proposed system functions, service model and supporting documentation are practical. The planned lot is stated to be suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CE ICB - CHC Digital Case and Financial Management System

Notice Description

NHS Central East (CE) ICB is seeking feedback on the provision of CHC Digital Case and Financial Management System in CE ICB. In order to assist the Authority with testing its assumptions and proposed service requirements, interested organisations are requested to provide feedback on the information included within the documents. The draft service specification and supporting documents containing details of the requirement can be found in the attachments area of the project on the Atamis e-tendering portal. Please complete and return the completed MEQ template on Atamis e-tendering portal by 12noon on 02nd October 2026.

Planning Information

Market Engagement stage inviting feedback from the market.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0775e3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088900-2026
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

48 - Software package and information systems

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

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48180000 - Medical software package

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£850,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Oct 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 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
NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ELY
Postcode
CB7 4EA
Postcode Area
Cambridge
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
East Cambridgeshire
Electoral Ward
Ely West
Westminster Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire

Further Information

Notice Documents

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