--- title: "UHB Wheels Application - Pre-market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ce3ff1a5-07df-4d9b-b6b7-0795f6a61f98" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ce3ff1a5-07df-4d9b-b6b7-0795f6a61f98" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ce3ff1a5-07df-4d9b-b6b7-0795f6a61f98.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ce3ff1a5-07df-4d9b-b6b7-0795f6a61f98.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2024-08-13" --- # UHB Wheels Application - Pre-market Engagement Buyer: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ce3ff1a5-07df-4d9b-b6b7-0795f6a61f98 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ce3ff1a5-07df-4d9b-b6b7-0795f6a61f98) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ce3ff1a5-07df-4d9b-b6b7-0795f6a61f98.json) ## Summary University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is initiating a pre-market engagement for an Equipment Management Solution to support the WHEELS service at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. The WHEELS service focuses on the short-term provision of wheelchairs to discharged patients. The procurement process falls under IT services like consulting, software development, and support, classified as CPV 72000000 and 72260000. Potential suppliers are invited to respond to the requirement through an online form by 30th August 2024. Located in the West Midlands, the trust seeks a bespoke solution rather than an off-the-shelf product. The procurement stage is currently in planning, with the engagement period ending on 30th August 2024. This tender offers substantial business growth opportunities for software development firms that specialise in bespoke IT solutions for healthcare. Ideal candidates are those capable of integrating complex medical systems and catering to specific operational needs without relying on generic software products. Companies with experience in referral management, prescription management, and inventory control solutions will find this opportunity particularly beneficial. Engaging in this project could lead to long-term collaborations and the potential for scaling similar solutions across other hospital trusts and regions. ## Notice University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB), which manages and operates Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Solihull Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Birmingham Chest Clinic, is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population. The Trust is a regional centre for cancer, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis. It has expertise in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants and thoracic surgery and provides the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe. It provides a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK. It has more than 700 IT systems, ranging from bespoke data capture applications used by individuals to medical device integrations and enterprise-wide resource planning solutions. As an NHS organisation, UHB will see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites UHB currently employs over 24,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing. UHB is seeking to engage with suppliers interested in its requirement for an Equipment Management Solution to support the WHEELS equipment service at QEHB. The WHEELS service at QEHB has a main function of the short-term provision of wheelchairs for patients being discharged from QEHB. The main function of the WHEELS application is a referral management software and prescription of a wheelchair with managing stock levels. The trust has existing access to a bespoke software, which has been used by QE for more than 10 years, thus an upgrade to a new system is required however interested suppliers should note that we do not require an off-the shelf product and only require a solution that is bespoke for what we intend to use it for. 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 15:00 on Friday 30th August 2024. https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Please search for C300229 To View documents please register interest and then navigate "My Proposals and quotes" ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e4ced448-ffa9-4e73-b53f-c5f6c455ddcf | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Aug 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Aug 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 | 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 - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72260000 - Software-related services ## Release History - 13 Aug 2024 at 15:46 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e4ced448-ffa9-4e73-b53f-c5f6c455ddcf ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e4ced448-ffa9-4e73-b53f-c5f6c455ddcf 13th August 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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