--- title: "Referral Management Solution" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-41b3a494-d618-43fe-8d8d-fbfd466a7ebd" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-41b3a494-d618-43fe-8d8d-fbfd466a7ebd" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-41b3a494-d618-43fe-8d8d-fbfd466a7ebd.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-41b3a494-d618-43fe-8d8d-fbfd466a7ebd.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2023-07-28" --- # Referral Management Solution Buyer: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-41b3a494-d618-43fe-8d8d-fbfd466a7ebd [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-41b3a494-d618-43fe-8d8d-fbfd466a7ebd) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-41b3a494-d618-43fe-8d8d-fbfd466a7ebd.json) ## Summary The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is conducting pre-market engagement for a referral management solution intended to replace the current methods for managing referrals into the Trust. This is a planning stage tender with an engagement end date of 16th August 2023. The procurement falls under the industry category of Software package and information systems, specifically Medical software package and Medical information systems. The Trust aims to refresh the market engagement before progressing further with the procurement. This tender presents an opportunity for suppliers offering solutions in medical software and information systems, including SMEs. Businesses with expertise in developing referral management solutions for healthcare organisations would be well-suited to compete in this tender. Interested suppliers must respond to the market engagement questionnaire by 16th August 2023. The buying organisation, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, is based in Birmingham, UK with a postal code of B15 1NU. The tender involves delivery addresses across various locations including the United Kingdom and other territories, making it potentially attractive for suppliers from diverse geographical areas. ## Notice University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust ("UHB") is a large speciality teaching hospital that runs the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), Birmingham Chest Clinic, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital, Solihull Hospital and various community services across the region. The Trust is conducting pre-market engagement in relation to this requirement for a referral management solution to replace the current ways of working for the management of referrals into the Trust. Following the previous PIN published for this published in February 2022 (https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003804-2022?origin=SearchResults&p=2) The Trust is looking to refresh the market engagement to ensure it is up to date with developments in the market before progressing the project and procurement further. Suppliers who are able to offer solutions relevant to this requirement are invited to express an interest and respond to a market engagement questionnaire. Further details on how to do this are contained within the additional information section of this notice. This exercise is intended to provide potential bidders with the opportunity to review the Authority's Briefing Document and to provide information regarding the services they can offer that could meet these outline requirements. This builds on the Authority's commitment to engage with the market, by sharing information and seeking input from the market to enable us to develop the final specification and determine the appropriate route to market in a fair and transparent manner. Suppliers wishing to participate in this market engagement exercise and express an interest in this requirement should respond to the questionnaire via the online form on the Health Family Single eCommercial System Portal (Atamis) by 17:00 on Wednesday 16th August 2023. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a77d0c0c-2759-4d7f-8355-e92c479f60a6 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Jul 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 16 Aug 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B15 1NU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Edgbaston | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Edgbaston | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 48180000 - Medical software package - 48814000 - Medical information systems ## Release History - 28 Jul 2023 at 10:34 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a77d0c0c-2759-4d7f-8355-e92c479f60a6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a77d0c0c-2759-4d7f-8355-e92c479f60a6 28th July 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003804-2022?origin=SearchResults&p=2 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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