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title: "UHB Ambient Voice Technology Pre-Market Engagement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-068b22"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-04-24"
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# UHB Ambient Voice Technology Pre-Market Engagement

Buyer: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068b22

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## Summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK, plans to procure an Ambient Voice Technology (AVT) solution tailored for clinical and operational documentation. The ongoing process is currently at the planning stage, with a focus on engaging vendors through preliminary market engagement. The procurement aims to modernise documentation methods across multiple hospital sites within Birmingham, including Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Key milestones include a scheduled vendor engagement deadline on 18th May 2026, marking a critical opportunity for interested parties to submit proposals. The tender pertains to the software package and information systems category, catering predominantly to goods procurement.

This procurement offers significant business opportunities for companies specialising in software solutions with Generative AI capabilities. It will replace traditional methods with cutting-edge AVT technology, creating demand for mature solutions that can integrate with the Trust's electronic patient records and other systems. SMEs with deployable, proven technologies that align with NHS requirements can benefit substantially from competing. As the Trust is keen on evolving capabilities, adapting to technological advancements offers potential for suppliers to sustain growth and maintain service continuity throughout the contract lifecycle, spanning initially until November 2031 but potentially extending further. Businesses prepared to support clinical and operational innovations will find this tender particularly lucrative.

## Notice

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust ("UHB") is one of the UK's largest NHS Trusts, operating across multiple hospital sites including Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital, and Solihull Hospital, in addition to a wide range of community services across the region. UHB is recognised as a leading healthcare organisation with an international reputation for quality of care, digital innovation, clinical education, and research. UHB is seeking to procure a trust-wide Ambient Voice Technology (AVT) solution with Generative AI capabilities to support clinical and operational documentation across a wide range of care settings and business functions. The procurement process will be subject to business case approval. The Authority is seeking a solution capable of supporting: * Ambient voice capture * Speech-to-text transcription * Generative AI summarisation * Clinical documentation generation * Structured template outputs * Meeting summarisation * Action extraction * Letters and document creation * Integration with UHB's homegrown EPR (PICS) * Standalone and embedded deployment models * Trust-wide rollout across clinical, operational and corporate use cases This procurement replaces the traditional model of digital dictation, speech recognition, and outsourced transcription with a modern Ambient Voice Technology approach. The Authority is seeking solutions that are mature and have demonstrable deployment within healthcare environments, preferably within Acute NHS Trusts. Solutions should be live or ready for deployment, with evidence of operational use in comparable settings. Given the pace of technological advancement in Ambient Voice Technology and Generative AI, the Authority also expects suppliers to demonstrate the ability to evolve their offering over time, respond to emerging NHS requirements, and maintain alignment with market developments. This includes the ability to introduce enhancements, support new use cases, and adapt to changing clinical, operational, and regulatory needs throughout the lifecycle of the contract. The Authority is therefore interested in solutions that combine proven, deployable capability with the flexibility to accommodate future developments, ensuring the Trust can continue to benefit from advances in Ambient Voice Technology while maintaining service stability and continuity. Please see the Briefing note within the PME documents for more information.

### Planning Information

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is seeking proposals from vendors to provide Ambient Voice Technology for clinical and operational documentation.
The opportunity is available via Atamis Health Family through C442591.
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037794-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Apr 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 18 May 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Nov 2026 - 29 Nov 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| 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 | 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 | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 24 Apr 2026 at 17:01 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037794-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037794-2026
  24th April 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/

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