--- title: "UHB Outsourcing Clinical Coding PME" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077de9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077de9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077de9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077de9.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust" published: "2026-09-30" --- # UHB Outsourcing Clinical Coding PME Buyer: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077de9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077de9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077de9.json) ## Summary University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is planning to procure an outsourced clinical coding solution, classed as software and information systems. The Trust provides hospital and community services through Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham Chest Clinic, Good Hope Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and Solihull Hospital, as well as smaller satellite units. The solution is intended to support clinical coding across this large teaching hospital organisation, which serves patients in the West Midlands and beyond. The stated requirement is for a solution rather than a broader description of clinical services, and the procurement is categorised as goods. The Trust is the buyer. The process is at the planning stage: the Trust has announced its intention to procure and is conducting preliminary market engagement, not inviting tenders. Suppliers interested in shaping the requirement are asked to complete an online questionnaire by 13:00 on 21 October 2026. The Trust expects to publish a further notice on 14 December 2026. The anticipated contract period runs from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2028, with a possible extension to 31 December 2030. The procurement is divided into one lot, and small and medium-sized businesses are considered suitable. The estimated value is below the applicable threshold; no amount is stated. The intended procurement procedure and evaluation basis are not set out at this planning stage. This requirement is relevant to suppliers of clinical coding software and outsourced clinical coding solutions, particularly those able to support a large NHS teaching trust operating across multiple hospitals, community services and satellite sites. The Trust serves more than 2.2 million people each year and employs over 20,000 staff, indicating a substantial organisational setting for the solution. Small and medium-sized businesses are considered suitable, so suppliers need not be large organisations to consider the requirement. The Trust is seeking supplier input through market engagement, making this a chance for capable providers to help inform the eventual specification before the tender stage. No specific technical credentials, accreditations, staffing model or prior experience requirements are set out at this stage. ## Notice University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital Trusts in England and the West Midlands, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham Chest Clinic, Good Hope Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and various Community Services. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible. As an NHS organisation, UHB will see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites. UHB currently employs over 20,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and well being. This Pre Market Engagement Notice outlines the requirements for an Outsourcing Clinical Coding Solution. 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 Suppliers for an University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is seeking proposals from Suppliers for an Outsourcing Clinical Coding Solution. Suppliers wishing to participate in this market engagement exercise and express an interest in this requirement should respond to the questionnaire via the online form on the Health Family Single eCommercial System Portal (Atamis) by 13:00 on 21st October 2026 https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Please search for C474581 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092522-2026 | | 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 | 30 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 14 Dec 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2028 | | 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 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems ## Release History - 30 Sep 2026 at 15:55 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092522-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092522-2026 30th September 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/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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