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Published 18 Sept 2026, 17:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CE ICB - CHC Digital Case and Financial Management System

Authority: NHS Central East Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate £850,000≈ £121k / year · £1,020,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 30 Oct 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 7 yrsup to 10 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Central East (CE) ICB is seeking feedback on the provision of CHC Digital Case and Financial Management System in CE ICB.

In order to assist the Authority with testing its assumptions and proposed service requirements, interested organisations are requested to provide feedback on the information included within the documents. The draft service specification and supporting documents containing details of the requirement can be found in the attachments area of the project on the Atamis e-tendering portal.

Please complete and return the completed MEQ template on Atamis e-tendering portal by 12noon on 02nd October 2026.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 7 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2034 (7 yrs) · up to 10 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions
Extension options published
48000000 Software package and information systems48180000 Medical software package72000000 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
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Sept 2026, 17:05 BST
Last source update
18 Sept 2026, 17:05 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportMedical software packageSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0775e3

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published2 days ago
    18 Sept 2026, 17:05 BST
  2. Market engagementin 13 days
    2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTMarket Engagement stage inviting feedback from the market.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 41 days
    30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 193 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

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

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    18 Sept 2026, 17:05 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Central East Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHRD-6822-YZHN Gemini House, Bartholomew's Walk, Cambridge Business Park, Ely, East of England, CB7 4EA
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Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure