Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice

Published 21 Jul 2025, 14:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

EPR Integration into Cerner

Authority: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+7 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)Wales (UKL)

Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 1 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Dec 2027 · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The trust is looking to engage with suppliers to implement a Ophthalmology Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Solution integrated with our current operating system EPR.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned 2 yrsSME

Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 (2 yrs)

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, WalesEligibility: SME eligible

48000000 Software package and information systems 72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 21 Jul 2025, 14:26 BST
Last source update: 21 Jul 2025, 14:26 BST
Authority reference: ID0134
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-041673
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+2 more
South West (UKK)Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056308 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

21 Jul 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 4 dates

Planning notice published
21 Jul 2025, 14:26 BST
Market engagement
15 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
The purpose of this engagement notice is to invite suppliers to participate in preliminary market engagement with a view to developing the authority's requirements and preparing
tender documents.
Suppliers participating in this market consultation are not guaranteed to receive either an Invitation to Tender (if Invitations to Tender are issued),
Please email mark.miller1@nhs.net to express interest in taking part in this market engagement process. We will then be in contact to arrange the next steps.
Tender notice expected
1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts302 days ago
1 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
21 Jul 2025, 14:26 BST
UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RJR · GB-PPON: PGCG-2135-TXWL Liverpool Road, Chester, North West, CH2 1ULContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender21 Jul 2025, 14:26 BST