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title: "WSFT - IT - Virtual Bones"
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# WSFT - IT - Virtual Bones

Buyer: West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ee2f9759-9652-42cf-ab30-4ba4ee2ce909

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## Summary

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust procured the Virtual Bones platform, a digital orthopaedic decision-support service for assessing, managing and referring patients with fractures and other musculoskeletal injuries. The platform provides clinicians with specialist guidance and streamlined clinical pathways, intended to support better decisions, reduce unnecessary referrals and improve patient care. This is a medical software development service, classified under CPV 72212180. Delivery is for the Trust in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, within the East of England. The requirement is relevant to suppliers of clinical decision-support software, digital health platforms, orthopaedic technology and related implementation services. It concerns a specialist healthcare software solution rather than general IT support, hardware supply or conventional orthopaedic treatment services.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Orthobones Ltd on 31 March 2023. The award value was £18,000, inclusive of the stated GBP currency, while the procurement’s total estimated value was £66,000. The awarded contract runs from 6 April 2023 to 5 April 2028. The Trust described the route as an ‘Other’ procurement method and the tender was classified as a services requirement. The arrangement began as a one-year innovative partnership to test the solution’s concept and value within the Trust, then extended to a total five-year term. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The available process information does not state a separate price-quality weighting or other detailed evaluation formula.

This award shows demand from an NHS foundation trust for a clinically focused digital orthopaedic decision-support platform that can operate within patient assessment, management and referral pathways. Competitors would need a credible medical software product, specialist knowledge of fractures and musculoskeletal injuries, and the ability to provide guidance that clinicians can use in practice. Evidence that the solution can improve clinical decision-making, streamline referrals, reduce avoidable referrals and support patient care would be commercially relevant. Suppliers should also be able to work with an NHS organisation through an innovation-led proof-of-concept approach and demonstrate value before supporting a longer-term service. The requirement was considered suitable for SMEs, so a smaller specialist health-tech business with appropriate clinical, technical and implementation capability could be well placed.

## Notice

Provision of the Virtual Bones platform, an innovative digital orthopaedic decision support solution used by the Trust to assist in the assessment, management and referral of patients presenting with fractures and musculoskeletal injuries. The platform supports clinicians by providing specialist guidance and streamlined pathways, helping to improve decision-making, reduce unnecessary referrals and enhance patient care. The contract was initially awarded as a one-year innovative partnership to prove the concept and value of the solution within the Trust before being extended to a total term of five years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/201bd914-a9a3-41dd-8e11-9340028a78be |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | 6 Apr 2023 - 5 Apr 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £66,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £18,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | BURY ST EDMUNDS |
| Postcode area | Ipswich |
| Postcode | IP33 2QZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH64 West Suffolk |
| Local authority | West Suffolk |
| Electoral ward | Southgate |
| Westminster constituency | Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Orthobones Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72212180 - Medical software development services

## Release History

- 21 Aug 2026 at 15:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/201bd914-a9a3-41dd-8e11-9340028a78be

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/201bd914-a9a3-41dd-8e11-9340028a78be
  21st August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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