--- title: "Clinical Coding Systems Framework" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a13a4de9-b269-4990-92d5-9eae8ac736ca" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a13a4de9-b269-4990-92d5-9eae8ac736ca" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a13a4de9-b269-4990-92d5-9eae8ac736ca.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a13a4de9-b269-4990-92d5-9eae8ac736ca.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2024-04-08" --- # Clinical Coding Systems Framework Buyer: COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a13a4de9-b269-4990-92d5-9eae8ac736ca [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a13a4de9-b269-4990-92d5-9eae8ac736ca) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a13a4de9-b269-4990-92d5-9eae8ac736ca.json) ## Summary The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is planning to engage with suppliers for the Clinical Coding Systems Framework. This framework aims to streamline the contracting process for Clinical Coding Systems used in NHS organisations to support statistical and clinical uses. The engagement process is currently at the planning stage, with an engagement end date of 3rd May 2024. This opportunity is suitable for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations interested in providing Clinical Coding Systems. The procurement process involves engaging potential suppliers for market consultation before deciding on a framework agreement. Businesses in the medical software package industry, particularly those offering clinical coding software solutions, are well-suited to compete for this opportunity. ## Notice In NHS organisations, the Clinical Coding department is responsible for the translation of medical terminology, as written by the clinician to describe a patient complaint, problem, diagnosis, treatment or reason for seeking medical attention, into a coded format which is nationally and internationally recognised to support both statistical and clinical uses. Coded clinical data (generated from classifications OPCS-4 and ICD-10) uses rules and conventions that, when applied accurately, result in the provision of high quality reporting to support secondary uses of data for statistical purposes - such as; operational and strategic planning, epidemiology, public health analyses of population health and reimbursement. This directly affects clinicians and all healthcare professionals, financial teams, information managers and data analysts, along with IT professionals. A Clinical Coding System is software which interfaces with an NHS Electronic Patient Record (EPR) to enable computer-assisted coding, coding quality analysis, clinical documentation improvement, performance monitoring and quality outcomes reporting. Countess of Chester Hospital Commercial Procurement Services would like to engage with suppliers of Clinical Coding Systems. We want to see if there is the potential for a national framework agreement to streamline the contracting process for Clinical Coding Systems. Please email info@coch-cps.co.uk to express interest in taking part in this early engagement exercise. Note that this is NOT a call for competition. If we decide to go ahead with a framework for Clinical Coding Systems, we will publish a separate notice. The purpose of this Early Engagement notice is to conduct preliminary market consultation, with a view to preparing a procurement. Suppliers participating in this market consultation are not guaranteed to receive either an invitation to tender (if invitations to tender are issued), or a place on any framework agreement which may be awarded following an invitation to tender. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9675633b-6413-40af-ad08-aafa8630c0fe | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Apr 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 3 May 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 | COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | CHESTER | | Post town | Chester | | Postcode | CH2 1UL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire | | ITL 3 | TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester | | Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester | | Electoral ward | Upton | | Westminster constituency | Chester North and Neston | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48180000 - Medical software package ## Release History - 8 Apr 2024 at 12:38 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9675633b-6413-40af-ad08-aafa8630c0fe ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9675633b-6413-40af-ad08-aafa8630c0fe 8th April 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.coch-cps.co.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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