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title: "Procurement, Implementation, Training, Maintenance and Ongoing Support of a Dental Practice Management System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-055ae1"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION"
published: "2025-07-08"
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# Procurement, Implementation, Training, Maintenance and Ongoing Support of a Dental Practice Management System

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055ae1

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## Summary

The University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation is in the planning stage of a procurement process focused on acquiring a Dental Practice Management System. This initiative falls under the category of services and aims to engage interested parties in a market engagement exercise to better understand available solutions before launching a formal procurement. The main procurement stage currently involves the collection of information regarding systems' functionality, pricing, and innovative approaches. The exercise is set to conclude on 25th July 2025 and includes potential future procurement activities slated for 29th August 2025. The procurement covers multiple regions across the United Kingdom, highlighting its expansive scope. The University is a public authority within sub-central government and serves as the contracting authority.

This opportunity is designed to inform the University of Portsmouth's strategy regarding optimal solutions for managing a dental practice, allowing businesses with expertise in software programming and consultancy services to present their offerings. SMEs and businesses skilled in developing advanced management systems can utilise this chance to highlight their capabilities and potentially influence the University's procurement needs. Engaging in this exercise can help businesses grow by potentially securing contracts for the provision, implementation, training, maintenance, and ongoing support of the desired system. Businesses capable of demonstrating innovative solutions and industry best practices will be well-suited for this opportunity, fostering potential collaborations and expansions in the healthcare software industry.

## Notice

University of Portsmouth is seeking information from potential suppliers regarding a Dental Practice Management Systems (DPMS). This Soft Market Exercise (SME) aims to gather insights into the available solutions and functionality, industry best practices, indicative pricing and innovative approaches before launching a formal procurement process.

### Planning Information

This soft market exercise ("Exercise") is intended to allow interested organisations with appropriate experience to outline their views and provide impartial information to the University with no commitment to themselves or the University. 
It is not part of a formal procurement process, nor shall the University be committed to carrying out such a process. The ultimate aim is to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the various solutions available to the University to deliver the outcomes above.
The aim of the Exercise is not to select organisations with which to work, it is to better understand the solutions available in the market to inform the University's strategy for fulfilling their requirements. It can, however, be viewed as an opportunity for contractors to become more familiar with the University and inform the University of their organisation and relative services.
The Exercise process will consist of submission of the attached questionnaire using the University's e-tendering portal as detailed in section 7.
Interested parties should note that they are required not to make direct contact with university employees and all correspondence should be directed to the Procurement Team. The University is not able to facilitate site visits as part of this exercise. 
This is not a call for competition at this stage.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038129-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 29 Aug 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 29 Sep 2025 - 25 Sep 2029 |
| 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 | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION |
| Locality | PORTSMOUTH |
| Post town | Portsmouth |
| Postcode | PO1 2UP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ31 Portsmouth |
| Local authority | Portsmouth |
| Electoral ward | St Thomas |
| Westminster constituency | Portsmouth South |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

## Release History

- 8 Jul 2025 at 09:50 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038129-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038129-2025
  8th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.port.ac.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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