--- title: "UHB Medical Devices Vulnerability Solution" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078009" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078009" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078009.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078009.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust" published: "2026-10-02" --- # UHB Medical Devices Vulnerability Solution Buyer: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078009 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078009) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078009.json) ## Summary University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is considering buying a medical-device vulnerability solution: software to help identify and manage cybersecurity vulnerabilities affecting medical devices. The Trust serves patients across Birmingham and the wider West Midlands, as well as national and international populations. Its hospitals include Birmingham Heartlands, Birmingham Chest Clinic, Good Hope Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and Solihull Hospital, alongside community services and smaller satellite units. The solution is intended for use across this large NHS organisation and its sites. Suppliers are being asked to contribute to early market engagement about the requirement, rather than respond to a tender invitation. The procurement is at planning stage, and the Trust is conducting preliminary market engagement to inform its requirement; no tender invitation is included. Suppliers interested in contributing were asked to complete an online questionnaire by 13:00 on 2 November 2026. The Trust expected a subsequent notice on 14 December 2026. The anticipated contract period runs from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029, with a possible extension to 31 December 2031. The process is described as below the applicable procurement threshold. The requirement is presented as a single lot, which the Trust has marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. No evaluation basis or estimated contract value is stated at this planning stage. This engagement is relevant to suppliers developing or providing software for medical-device cybersecurity and vulnerability management, particularly those able to support deployment across a large NHS trust with multiple hospitals, community services and satellite locations. The Trust's scale—more than 20,000 staff and over 2.2 million people treated each year—points to a substantial, multi-site healthcare environment. SMEs are expressly considered suitable for the requirement, so smaller specialist providers may find it relevant as well as established health technology and security suppliers. The engagement gives suppliers a chance to shape the requirement before a later procurement, by setting out their proposed solution and responding to the buyer's questionnaire. No specific technical standards, security accreditations, implementation capacity or prior experience requirements are identified here. ## 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 a Medical Devices Vulnerability 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 a Medical Devices Vulnerability 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 2nd November 2026 https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Please search for C475227 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093482-2026 | | 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 | 2 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 14 Dec 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2029 | | 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 - 2 Oct 2026 at 15:42 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093482-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093482-2026 2nd October 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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