--- title: "UHB Patient Companion" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e3c3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e3c3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e3c3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e3c3.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust" published: "2026-08-13" --- # UHB Patient Companion Buyer: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e3c3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e3c3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e3c3.json) ## Summary University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is planning a patient-facing digital platform called UHB Patient Companion. The service is intended to replace fragmented bedside entertainment and device provision with one coherent, integrated solution for patients. Its purpose is to improve the patient experience, communication and engagement with care pathways. The requirement falls within information technology services, including consulting, software development, internet and support, and is classified as information systems or technology strategic review services (CPV 72222100). The work is associated with the Trust’s services in Birmingham and the wider West Midlands. The procurement is arranged as one lot, covering the complete patient companion platform requirement rather than separate service packages. This procurement is at the planning stage: the Trust has announced its intention to test the market, but has not issued an invitation to tender. It plans to run a preliminary market engagement exercise using an online form, with interested suppliers expected to submit a questionnaire, feedback on the requirements and an indicative cost schedule by 17:00 on 10 September 2026. The Trust expects a subsequent procurement notice around 1 November 2026. The planned procedure is a tender under the public procurement rules, with the detailed competition arrangements to follow. Suppliers are being asked to help inform the requirement and provide indicative costs before the formal opportunity reaches the market. The engagement is most relevant to suppliers developing or integrating patient-facing digital platforms for healthcare settings. It should suit businesses combining software development, digital experience design, device or bedside technology, systems integration and ongoing technical support. Suppliers with experience replacing fragmented technology with a single coherent service may be well placed to contribute. The Trust is specifically seeking solutions that improve patient communication, the patient experience and engagement with care pathways, so evidence of delivering comparable patient-centred platforms would be useful when preparing a response. This stage offers a chance to shape the emerging requirements and demonstrate how a supplier’s technology, implementation approach and support model could work across a hospital environment before a formal tender is issued. ## Notice UHB Patient Companion PME - The development of a patient-facing digital platform, replacing fragmented bedside entertainment and device provision with a coherent, integrated solution that improves patient experience, communication, and pathway engagement. ### Lot Information Lot 1 UHB Patient Companion PME - The development of a patient-facing digital platform, replacing fragmented bedside entertainment and device provision with a coherent, integrated solution that improves patient experience, communication, and pathway engagement. 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077318-2026 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 13 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Nov 2026 | | 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 | | Postcode area | 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 | TLG3 West Midlands | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72222100 - Information systems or technology strategic review services ## Release History - 13 Aug 2026 at 15:05 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077318-2026 ## Notice URLs - https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome - https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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