--- title: "BCHC Board Paper Management System - Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7888ee3d-f6e8-444d-957a-4505735276a5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7888ee3d-f6e8-444d-957a-4505735276a5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7888ee3d-f6e8-444d-957a-4505735276a5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7888ee3d-f6e8-444d-957a-4505735276a5.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2024-10-22" --- # BCHC Board Paper Management System - Market Engagement Buyer: BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7888ee3d-f6e8-444d-957a-4505735276a5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7888ee3d-f6e8-444d-957a-4505735276a5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7888ee3d-f6e8-444d-957a-4505735276a5.json) ## Summary Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) is inviting businesses to participate in a market engagement process for a new Board Paper Management System. This procurement is currently in the planning stage, with the engagement period closing on 12th November 2024. The contract is classified under the industry category of "Software package and information systems" and targets service delivery mainly across Birmingham and the wider West Midlands region. BCHC seeks to implement the software by June 2025 for an initial 75 users, with potential scalability. The goal is to improve meeting efficiency, reduce paper use, and enhance data security through an accessible, multi-platform interface. This tender creates excellent growth opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in software development, particularly those with experience in secure document management systems. Companies that provide scalable, user-friendly solutions would be well-suited to compete for this contract. By participating, businesses can enhance their market presence and establish a partnership with a significant public healthcare provider. ## Notice Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) is one of the largest specialist community health services providers in the NHS with over 5,000 colleagues. We deliver around 2 million patients and service users attendances to the residents of Birmingham, as well as services in the wider West Midlands from five clinical divisions. BCHC operates from over 300 sites across Birmingham and the West Midlands providing care for people throughout their lives from the new-born and their families to the frail elderly and their carers. The services we provide are diverse; from healthy lifestyle services that support people to feel well to the most complex healthcare for those with highly specialist needs. We provide care in people's homes and also in clinics and inpatient units across the city. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care to meet the needs of our diverse local communities. Whilst we provide all of these services, much of the care we provide is delivered in partnership with primary care, social care, community mental health teams, acute hospitals and the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector. We are also a major organisation for training and teaching. BCHC requires a Board Portal software to provide a paper management system that is accessible to a range of abilities and across multiple platforms. Our objective is to reduce the email sharing of documents and the use of paper across the organisation. We aim to improve the efficiency of meetings and ensure data security, through a user friendly interface. The intention is to implement the software during June 2025 for an initial circa 75 users, whilst retaining the option to increase at a later stage, if financially viable. The detailed requirements are stipulated within Annex 1 Feedback on Requirements. 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 12:00 on Tuesday 12th November 2024. https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Please search for C315290 To View documents please register interest and then navigate back to the homepage and click on "My Proposals and quotes" ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7729287b-8b6d-40bb-b186-eaa28eb3cc2f | | 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 | 22 Oct 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 12 Nov 2024 | | 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 | BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE 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 - 48000000 - Software package and information systems ## Release History - 22 Oct 2024 at 15:41 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7729287b-8b6d-40bb-b186-eaa28eb3cc2f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7729287b-8b6d-40bb-b186-eaa28eb3cc2f 22nd October 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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