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title: "Welsh Pre-Operative Digital System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06667b"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "DIGITAL HEALTH & CARE WALES"
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# Welsh Pre-Operative Digital System

Buyer: DIGITAL HEALTH & CARE WALES  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06667b

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## Summary

Digital Health & Care Wales is in the planning stage for a tender titled "Welsh Pre-Operative Digital System" aimed at standardising pre-operative assessments across NHS Wales. This procurement relates to IT services and software packages to enhance healthcare operational efficiency, with the contract estimated at £6 million gross. Located in Cardiff, the procurement falls under the Welsh devolved regulations, and the industry category involves consulting, software development, and IT support. Interested suppliers are invited to participate in a preliminary market engagement event on 25th March 2026, with expressions of interest due by 24th March 2026, and feedback submissions due by 10th April 2026. The procurement planning status suggests a future notice is anticipated on 1st May 2026.

This tender provides lucrative growth opportunities for IT service providers, particularly those experienced in healthcare solutions. It seeks companies capable of delivering a digital system that supports risk stratification, remote pre-assessments, and seamless data integration with existing NHS Wales platforms. SMEs might find this tender suitable, given the focus on accessibility and inclusion in data handling. This initiative will benefit businesses specialising in digital transformation and operational consultancy, offering potential involvement in a long-term project spanning initially from 2027 to 2032, with possibilities for renewal until 2034.

## Notice

Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is undertaking a preliminary market engagement exercise in relation to an intended procurement for an all-Wales Pre-Operative Digital System. DHCW is exploring the market for a national digital solution to standardise and modernise the pre-operative assessment process across NHS Wales. Current pre-operative assessment arrangements are fragmented, with variation across Health Boards and a combination of paper-based processes and local digital solutions. This creates delays, duplication of effort, limited data sharing, and can contribute to late cancellations and underutilised theatre capacity. The proposed solution is intended to support early health screening at the point of listing for surgery, enable risk stratification, support remote pre-assessment where appropriate, improve patient experience, and provide structured data to support audit, benchmarking, and service planning across Wales. Interoperability with existing NHS Wales systems and data platforms will be a core requirement. The Authority is seeking a solution that is able to, as a minimum: * Be delivered on an all-Wales basis to support consistent processes, data sharing and regional working. * Support completion of a national health screening questionnaire when a patient is listed for surgery, with responses immediately available to clinical and administrative staff (e.g., via dashboards). * Support risk stratification based on questionnaire outputs to assist with appropriate site selection and timely progression through the pathway. * Enable patients to complete the questionnaire in multiple settings, including at home and in clinical environments. * Support digital inclusion so that lack of access does not prevent data collection,risk stratification, or access to information and support. * Capture and store data in a structured format suitable for use in national data repositories and for visibility to staff involved in the pre-surgical pathway (including those not directly using the solution).

### Planning Information

DHCW will run a structured, voluntary preliminary market engagement process. Suppliers are invited to express interest by email, following which DHCW will issue the Supplier Briefing document and the Pre‑Operative Assessment (POA) – Electronic System Requirements.
An online supplier engagement event will be held via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 25th March 2026 at 9:30am. Following the market engagement session, DHCW will offer optional one‑to‑one (1‑1) online clarification sessions with individual suppliers, each lasting 45 minutes, scheduled consecutively and concluding by 5:00pm on the same day. These sessions will be used to clarify points arising from the engagement event and will take place before the submission of written feedback.
Suppliers will then be invited to submit written feedback by 12:00pm (midday) on 10th April 2026. Feedback will be used to inform and refine DHCW’s requirements and procurement approach. Participation is voluntary and will not be a condition of, or confer any advantage in, any future procurement process.
To participate, suppliers should submit their expression of interest by email to Laura Panes, Strategic Commercial Manager laura.panes@wales.nhs.uk by 12:00pm on 24th March 2026.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021393-2026 |
| 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 | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 May 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2032 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,000,000 |
| 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 | DIGITAL HEALTH & CARE WALES |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF11 9AD |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Riverside |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff West |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 10 Mar 2026 at 14:51 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021393-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021393-2026
  10th March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://dhcw.nhs.wales/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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