--- title: "Cardiology & Respiratory Speciality Scheduling & Waiting List Platform - Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-035a5b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-035a5b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-035a5b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-035a5b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2022-08-09" --- # Cardiology & Respiratory Speciality Scheduling & Waiting List Platform - Market Engagement Buyer: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-035a5b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-035a5b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-035a5b.json) ## Summary The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is planning a procurement process for a Cardiology & Respiratory Speciality Scheduling & Waiting List Platform. The Trust, one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, is seeking to engage with suppliers interested in this requirement. The market engagement exercise deadline is on 24th August 2022, and suppliers are invited to respond via an online form on the Bravo Portal. The procurement stage is at the planning phase, and the main procurement category is goods. This tender opportunity from the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust presents a chance for suppliers who can offer solutions related to cardiology and respiratory specialities. Businesses involved in software packages for scheduling, productivity, document management, and medical information systems would be well-suited to compete. The Trust, which manages multiple hospitals and specialist services, is looking for innovative solutions to upgrade its existing platform and is open to engaging with the market to finalise the specification transparently. ## Notice University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is seeking to engage with suppliers interested in its requirement for a Cardiology & Respiratory Speciality Scheduling & Waiting List Platform. 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. 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. ### Lot Information Lot 1 University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is seeking to engage with suppliers interested in its requirement for a Cardiology & Respiratory Speciality Scheduling & Waiting List Platform. 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. The estate comprises over 900 servers (physical and virtual) and 20,000 desktop and mobile computer devices spread over multiple locations including cloud, using various connectivity/security technologies. The trust has existing access a bespoke scheduling and waiting list platform called PRISM, which has been used by QE Cardiology and Respiratory for more than 10 years, thus an upgrade to a new system is required. The solution should address the requirements described in the associated document: Annex 1 Feedback on Requirements.xlsx 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 24th August 2022 Bravo ref: pqq__28696 - Cardiology & Respiratory Speciality Scheduling & Waiting List Platform Direct link to response form: https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/go/989734410182832A5B02 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021908-2022 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | 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 | 9 Aug 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Sep 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | 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 2GW | | 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 | TLG31 Birmingham | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48211000 - Platform interconnectivity software package - 48311000 - Document management software package - 48330000 - Scheduling and productivity software package - 48332000 - Scheduling software package - 48613000 - Electronic data management (EDM) - 48814000 - Medical information systems ## Release History - 9 Aug 2022 at 15:34 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021908-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/go/989734410182832A5B02 - https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/nhs_collaborative/web/login.html - https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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