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Published 23 Mar 2026, 13:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of a Contracts Management System for Healthier Futures

Official notice

Authority: Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

GoodsCompetitive flexible procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£450,000≈ £450k / year · £540,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Apr 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Jun 2027 · up to 30 Jun 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority seeks to appoint a supply partner to provide a Contracts Management System to support its new hospital development programme. The new Hospital programme is known as Healthier Futures.

For more details information on the requirement please refer to the Scope of requirements document.

  • How the procedure runs: The Authority has elected to conduct a two stage Procurement Process as follows: 1. The first stage (this stage) will consist of a selection process via a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) to be issued with the Find a tender advert. 2. The second stage will consist of an Invitation to Tender (ITT) exercise. Bidders who can meet the selection criteria in Stage one will be forwarded to stage two and receive a tender. The tender will be released via out e-tendering portal Atamis to the Bidder's nominated email address.

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yrPublished value£450,000
Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027 (1 yr) · up to 30 Jun 2031 with extensionsValue: £450,000 exc. VAT · £540,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: Option to extend for up to 4 further years in annual increments.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Quality: Pass / fail criteria as previously described

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
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
23 Mar 2026, 13:56 GMT
Last source update
23 Mar 2026, 13:56 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 22 Jun 2026
Authority reference
C430232
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026293
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Software 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)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067174 Find a Tender
How it runs

The Authority has elected to conduct a two stage Procurement Process as follows:

  1. The first stage (this stage) will consist of a selection process via a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) to be issued with the Find a tender advert.
  2. The second stage will consist of an Invitation to Tender (ITT) exercise. Bidders who can meet the selection criteria in Stage one will be forwarded to stage two and receive a tender. The tender will be released via out e-tendering portal Atamis to the Bidder's nominated email address.

How it was run

Official notice
Requests to participate (first stage)
22 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
22 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please complete & email the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) to chris.jones@mcht.nhs.uk by the above deadline.

Late applications will not be considered unless in extraordinary circumstances

Timeline

23 Mar 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published219 days ago
    23 Mar 2026, 13:56 GMT
  2. Submission deadline189 days ago
    22 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by128 days ago
    22 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts120 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Mar 2026, 13:56 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RBT · GB-PPON: PZZX-1928-RJQT Leighton Hospital, Crewe, North West, CW1 4TQContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender