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title: "Picture Archiving & Communications System - Market Engagement"
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# Picture Archiving & Communications System - Market Engagement

Buyer: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-64d2f3e2-8b62-45d1-8b23-4169be9ef8be

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## Summary

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is initiating a planning stage procurement for a new Picture Archiving & Communications System, aimed at enhancing operational, financial, and clinical support. The engagement for potential bidders is open until 13:00 on 11th January 2022. This procurement falls under the imaging and archiving system category and is located in the West Midlands region, specifically Birmingham.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses, particularly SMEs, looking to expand their services in healthcare IT solutions. Companies capable of delivering innovative imaging and archiving systems that align with the requirements outlined by the Trust are encouraged to participate in the market engagement process. Engaging with this procurement can position businesses to influence the final specifications and potentially secure a contract with the NHS Trust.

## Notice

* PLEASE NOTE* The relevant Authority for this procurement is: The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Bristol Road South Northfield Birmingham B31 2AP The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are looking to replace our current Picture Archiving & Communications System with a new solution, that will support the Trust operationally, financially and clinically to cover and to provide us with a potential digitally mature product to accompany our journey into a cloud based infrastructure. 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 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. Additional information: 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 Bravo Portal by 13:00 on Tuesday 11th January 2022 Bravo reference of online form: pqq__28677 - Picture Archiving & Communications System - Market Engagement Direct link to response form: https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/go/36800266017DBF66B128

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e30a83a1-7a83-425c-a549-268a8cda5e26 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Dec 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 11 Jan 2022 |
| 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 | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48329000 - Imaging and archiving system

## Release History

- 15 Dec 2021 at 18:53 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e30a83a1-7a83-425c-a549-268a8cda5e26

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e30a83a1-7a83-425c-a549-268a8cda5e26
  15th December 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/nhs_collaborative/web/login.html
  Link to Bravo Portal

## Notice URLs

- https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/go/36800266017DBF66B128

## Provenance

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