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Published 24 Sept 2026, 17:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UHB Vulnerability Management Solution

Authority: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

GoodsBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Tender notice expected 14 Dec 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital Trusts in England and the West Midlands, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham Chest Clinic, Good Hope Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and various Community Services. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible.

As an NHS organisation, UHB will see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites. UHB currently employs over 20,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and well being.

This Pre Market Engagement Notice outlines the requirements for an University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital Trusts in England and the West Midlands, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham Chest Clinic, Good Hope Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and various Community Services. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible.

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As an NHS organisation, UHB will see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites. UHB currently employs over 20,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and well being.

This Pre Market Engagement Notice outlines the requirements for a Vulnerability Management Solution

Please see the Briefing note within the PME documents for more information.

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 — 31 Dec 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions
Extension options published
48000000 Software package and information systems

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
24 Sept 2026, 17:06 BST
Last source update
24 Sept 2026, 17:06 BST
Authority reference
C473492
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0779f1

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    24 Sept 2026, 17:06 BST
  2. Market engagementin 21 days
    15 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is seeking proposals from Suppliers for a Vulnerability Management Solution. Suppliers wishing to participate in this market engagement exercise and express an interest in this requirement should respond to the questionnaire via the online more…form on the Health Family Single eCommercial System Portal (Atamis) by 13:00 on 15th October 2026 https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Please search for C473492
  3. Tender notice expectedin 81 days
    14 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 98 days
    1 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT

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
    24 Sept 2026, 17:06 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWVL-6877-BXXV Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2GW [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure