--- title: "Patient Administration System (PAS)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06c8a9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06c8a9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06c8a9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06c8a9.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BOLTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2026-07-10" --- # Patient Administration System (PAS) Buyer: BOLTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c8a9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06c8a9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06c8a9.json) ## Summary The Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is in the planning stage of a procurement process for a new Patient Administration System (PAS). The procurement, initiated under the London Procurement Partnership (LPP) CDHS Framework, involves a preliminary market engagement. This project falls under the IT services category, specifically targeting services related to software development, consulting, and data services. The Trust, located at Royal Bolton Hospital in Bolton, intends to gather information from potential suppliers by 24 July 2026. This initiative is part of a broader strategic review to replace its existing PAS and may lead to a procurement exercise starting on or after 31 August 2027. This tender represents a promising opportunity for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those capable of providing comprehensive support, development, and maintenance of health information systems. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in software programming, cloud-based solutions, and systems integration are particularly well-suited to compete. By offering advanced solutions in data services and systems support, these businesses can significantly contribute to streamlining administrative processes within the healthcare sector, facilitating operational efficiency and potential growth in this sector. ## Notice Bolton NHS Foundation Trust ("the Trust") intends to undertake preliminary market engagement (PME) in advance of a forthcoming procurement exercise for the provision of a new PAS solution to replace its existing PAS. The existing PAS is based on iSOFT's i.PM product and the latest release in use by the Trust is referred to as 'Lorenzo i.EPR 2.2.1001'. We will refer to this existing PAS as the 'Legacy PAS'. The Legacy PAS was first implemented at the Trust in late 2008. The Legacy PAS is maintained and supported by Dedalus under a contract which can be extended until 31 August 2028. Dedalus also hosts the Legacy PAS using the AWS public cloud service. The Trust intends to use PME to assess potential PAS suppliers and their products and to inform a strategic decision by the Trust about whether to procure a new standalone PAS solution to replace the Legacy PAS or to procure an integrated EPR and PAS solution. Information about the PME process and expected activities can be found below, under the heading "Pre-Market Engagement", and in a separate RFI document published at the same time as this notice. If the Trust decides to proceed with the procurement of a new PAS solution to replace the Legacy PAS, the current expected scope of service includes the following: * the right to use the new PAS solution (a licence) * an implementation project, including programme management, design, configuration and build, testing, early life support, training (most likely in the form of train the trainer), data migration, integration with pre-existing systems, reporting * maintenance and support of the new PAS solution The Trust is keeping an open mind about whether the new PAS solution would be hosted by the Trust 'on premise' or hosted by the new supplier (suppliers' hosting services may be based on public cloud services from Azure, AWS or Google Cloud Platform, or provided through a data centre). The services will need to be provided on-site and/or remotely, depending on the nature of the services. ### Planning Information Intended Procedure: Further Competition Procedure under the London Procurement Partnership (LPP) CDHS Framework. Publication date of Tender Notice (estimated): To be confirmed Pre-Market Engagement: Please note that this PME does not constitute a call for competition and any future procurement will be conducted in compliance with the relevant procurement laws. Participation in any stage of the PME is entirely voluntary and is not a condition of any future participation in a procurement. Without, in any way, restricting or limiting the Trust’s freedom to set such Conditions of Participation (including as to technical capability and/or experience) as it so chooses, the Trust welcomes participation in the pre-market engagement by all suppliers with demonstrable capabilities in the implementation, management and maintenance and support of PAS solutions. The Trust reserves the right to conduct the PME in such flexible way as best suits its needs, but it currently intends to begin PME on or around Friday 10 July 2026 by undertaking the following activities: 1. Issuing a Request for Information at the same time as publishing this notice, containing questions which require written answers to be provided by no later than 4 PM on Friday 24 July 2026. The answers are subject to word count limits. 2. Having reviewed the answers to the questions in the RFI, the Trust may then (at its sole discretion) request further information from any responder and/or may request to meet (on-line or in person) with any one or more of the responders to the RFI, in each case to clarify their responses and/or obtain such further information from them as the Trust so chooses. 3. The Trust may also, at any time during the PME, modify, supplement or request further information from any one or more of the parties remaining interested in the procurement at that time, as it so chooses. 4. The Trust’s estimated date for closing the PME is 30 August 2026 (although this may slip because of Trust or supplier resources being unavailable because of holidays). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065223-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | 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 Jul 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 24 Jul 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Aug 2027 - 31 Aug 2037 | | 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 | BOLTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | BOLTON | | Post town | Bolton | | Postcode | BL4 0JR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD36 Greater Manchester North West | | Local authority | Bolton | | Electoral ward | Farnworth North | | Westminster constituency | Bolton South and Walkden | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48800000 - Information systems and servers - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72100000 - Hardware consultancy services - 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services - 72222300 - Information technology services - 72253200 - Systems support services - 72300000 - Data services - 72500000 - Computer-related services - 72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services ## Release History - 10 Jul 2026 at 13:31 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065223-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065223-2026 10th July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.boltonft.nhs.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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