Official UK procurement notice
Pre-Market Engagement - Outsourced Clinical Coding Services
Authority: The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPre Market Engagement for market capacity to provide Outsourced Clinical Coding Services to The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
CPV: Technical analysis or consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedPipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust buys Analysis services (CPV 7162), and who usually turns up
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Analysis services (CPV 7162) →
How the contest usually goes
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Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
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Half of these awards have an award date within 19 days of the bid deadline.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid5%
2–353%
4–632%
7+11%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
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Below estimate43%
Within ±2%57%
Above estimate0%
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1CPV 7162Published estimate£120k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
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1 bid9%
2–323%
4–624%
7+43%
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Where the award price may land.
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Monmouth PartnersLive contract | Remote Clinical Coding Outsourced Provisionruns to Oct 2027 | — | £568k | Matched as the earlier contract |
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- 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
- 9 Jun 2026, 13:02 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jun 2026, 13:02 BST
- Authority reference
C452048- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-054267- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b0d4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
9 Jun 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published140 days ago9 Jun 2026, 13:02 BST
- Market engagement124 days ago24 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Introduction
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform its future procurement strategy for the provision of outsourced clinical coding services.
The purpose of this engagement is to improve the Authority's understanding of current market capability, service delivery models, capacity, mobilisation requirements and commercial approaches prior to any future procurement activity.
This engagement is not a procurement process and will not be used to evaluate suppliers or determine any future contract award.
Background
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is considering options for the provision of outsourced clinical coding services to support the accurate and timely coding of admitted patient care activity and other relevant healthcare activity in accordance with national standards and guidance.
The work will be for low complexity short stay (<24 hours) Non-Elective activity, circa 1400 to 1800 FCE’s per month. We are currently engaged with another Outsourcing Supplier for a routine Clinical Coding support package.
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking information from suppliers with experience of delivering clinical coding services within NHS organisations and other healthcare settings.
Scope of Interest
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is interested in understanding supplier capability relating to:
- Outsourced clinical coding services.
- Backlog reduction services.
- Business-as-usual coding support.
- Capacity support during periods of increased demand.
- Clinical coding audit services.
- Clinical coding quality assurance services.
- Mobilisation and transition arrangements.
- Information governance and data security arrangements.
The estimated contract value is currently being determined through preliminary market engagement
Service Model
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust's current requirement is focused on services delivered by appropriately qualified and experienced clinical coding professionals.
Suppliers are invited to describe their service model, including:
- Number and grade of coding staff available.
- Clinical coding qualifications held by staff.
- NHS coding experience.
- Quality assurance processes.
- Clinical engagement arrangements.
- Escalation and governance processes.
Where suppliers utilise technology-enabled solutions to support service delivery, they should clearly explain:
- The role of the technology.
- The level of human clinical coder involvement.
- Governance arrangements.
- Quality controls.
Next Steps
Responses will be used solely to inform the Authority's understanding of the market and any future procurement approach.
Participation in this engagement does not confer any advantage or disadvantage in relation to any future procurement opportunity.
The Authority reserves the right not to proceed with any procurement following this engagement.
The anticipated procurement timetable is indicative only and subject to change following engagement with the market.
- Contract starts56 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Jun 2026, 13:02 BSTUK2
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
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender