Official UK procurement notice
Cadent Occupational Health System
Authority: CADENT GAS LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCadent is seeking information on solutions to support its Occupational Health function, including case management, confidential clinical records, appointment scheduling, and workflow management.
The current system has been in place for five years and relies heavily on manual processes and workarounds. Suppliers are therefore invited to describe their organisation's capabilities and approach to addressing these challenges.
Please note this is not a call for competition.
Current State
Cadent's current Occupational Health system is characterised by the following:
Workflow and case management processes are heavily dependent on administrative input, with manual steps required to manage and progress cases
High levels of manual effort are required to maintain records and manage workloads
Reporting capability is limited, with outputs requiring manual extraction and manipulation
Appointment booking and diary management require significant administrative input, with limited visibility of utilisation
Confidential record keeping and report sharing rely on manual controls and processes
Auditability and compliance are more difficult to demonstrate due to reliance on manual processes
Data quality risks exist due to manual handling, and generating insights requires additional manipulation
Future State (Target)
Cadent is seeking solutions that deliver the following outcomes:
Structured case management supported by configurable workflows, prioritisation and escalation
Reduced administrative burden through automation, templates and improved visibility of work in progress
Built-in dashboards and reporting capability with minimal manual intervention
Integrated appointment booking and diary management to optimise utilisation
Secure, role-based access to confidential records with controlled sharing and full auditability
Clear audit trails and compliance controls aligned to GDPR and wider security requirements
Improved data quality through structured data capture, enabling analytics and trend identification
High-Level Capabilities
Cadent is seeking information on supplier capabilities across the following areas:
Data protection compliant confidential record keeping, including secure clinical case management, controlled sharing and audit functionality
Workflow management capability to support task management, prioritisation, escalation and improved visibility of case status
Appointment booking and diary management capability to improve scheduling efficiency and reduce administrative effort
Management information and data analytics capability to provide performance reporting and enable identification of risks and trends
Solution Outcomes
Cadent is seeking solutions that:
Reduce manual administrative effort and improve efficiency
Provide reliable management information and operational insight
Enhance compliance, auditability and data security
Improve user experience for employees, managers and Occupational Health teams
Support scalability and future service requirements
Key Drivers
Data protection and confidentiality, including alignment with UK GDPR
Reduction in administrative burden and improvement in efficiency
Improved workflow visibility and control
Enhanced management information and insight
Improved scheduling and utilisation
Security assurance
Service resilience and supportability
CPV: Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedPipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How CADENT GAS LIMITED buys Software package and information systems (CPV 48), and who usually turns up
CADENT GAS LIMITED’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: Software package and information systems (CPV 48) →
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Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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Half of these awards have an award date within 82 days of the bid deadline.
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1 bid15%
2–331%
4–632%
7+22%
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Below estimate55%
Within ±2%25%
Above estimate20%
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Lot #1CPV 48Estimate not published
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1 bid15%
2–331%
4–632%
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 25 Jun 2026, 14:36 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Jun 2026, 14:36 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059905- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bd39Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
25 Jun 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published120 days ago25 Jun 2026, 14:36 BST
- Market engagement99 days ago15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Request Summary
Through this Request for Information (RFI) exercise, Cadent is seeking to understand the market. Suppliers are invited to provide responses to the following:
- System Overview and Core Functionality
Provide a high-level overview of your Occupational Health system, including how it supports:
Case management and workflow
Clinical record management
Appointment booking and diary management
Self-service capability for employees and managers
User interface capability, including interaction between Occupational Health, employees and managers, and any external access arrangements
(Maximum one page)
- Workflow, Configuration and Usability
Describe how your solution supports:
Configurable workflows, templates and assessments
Automated task management and case progression
Real-time case visibility and prioritisation
(Maximum one page)
- Records Management, Data Handling and Reporting
Describe your system's capability to:
Maintain secure, structured clinical records
Retrieve and export records in a user-friendly format
Provide standard dashboards and management information
Enable analysis and insight without manual data manipulation
(Maximum one page)
- Integration, Architecture and Access
Provide a high-level overview of:
Deployment type (SaaS, PaaS or on-premise), including hosting location if SaaS
Integration capability with HR or enterprise systems, including APIs
Ability to support real-time or near real-time data integration
Support for Single Sign-On (SSO)
(Maximum one page)
- Security and Compliance
Confirm whether the solution:
Is compliant with UK GDPR
Supports role-based access control and full audit logging
Holds, or is working towards, Cyber Essentials Plus and/or ISO 27001
Please also describe your Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery approach, including how service continuity is maintained in the event of a system outage.
(Maximum one page)
- Commercial Model and ROM Costs
Provide:
A high-level pricing approach (e.g. licence model)
Indicative implementation and ongoing costs
Key commercial assumptions
Please send your responses to [email protected] by the deadline.
- Today23 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 39 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published25 Jun 2026, 14:36 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