Official UK procurement notice
National Framework Agreement for Audiology Patient Management Systems
Authority: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAn audiology patient management system creates an integrated platform for both appointment management and clinical processes such as audiometry and hearing aid fitting and is therefore integral to the provision of Audiology services at multiple clinical sites.
The objective of this framework is to provide Public Sector Organisations with a compliant route to contract for a specialist Audiology Patient Management System, along with all associated and support services.
The Audiology Patient Management System will be used by NHS Audiology departments and services, and related NHS services such as Ear Nose & Throat (ENT) departments. The System supports the ability to manage all aspects of daily patient flow and general departmental management. Ongoing software support and maintenance is also required, including for systems previously installed.
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.
CPV: Software package and information systems
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 11 Oct 2025
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- “National Framework Agreement for Audiology Patient Management Systems” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Jul 2025, 11:38 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jul 2025, 11:38 BST
- Authority reference
F/079/AUD//MH- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038526- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055bd6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
9 Jul 2025 → 11 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Planning notice published9 Jul 2025, 11:38 BST
- Market engagement21 Jul 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), or a place on any framework agreement which may be awarded following an Invitation to Tender.
Please email [email protected] to express interest in taking part in this market engagement process. We will then be in contact to arrange the next steps.
- Tender notice expected31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts383 days ago11 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Jul 2025, 11:38 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