Scope
Description
MCHFT preliminary market engagement process for NHP.
Total value (estimated)
- £0 excluding VAT
- £0 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2037
- Possible extension to 31 January 2038
- 11 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 48517000 - IT software package
- 32571000 - Communications infrastructure
- 48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package
- 32510000 - Wireless telecommunications system
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72222300 - Information technology services
- 48814400 - Clinical information system
- 32424000 - Network infrastructure
- 48219000 - Miscellaneous networking software package
- 85111800 - Pathology services
- 33195000 - Patient-monitoring system
- 48332000 - Scheduling software package
- 33192120 - Hospital beds
- 48730000 - Security software package
- 48514000 - Remote access software package
- 48461000 - Analytical or scientific software package
- 48510000 - Communication software package
- 72212420 - Facilities management software development services and software development services suite
- 79710000 - Security services
- 71314200 - Energy-management services
- 32429000 - Telephone network equipment
- 71700000 - Monitoring and control services
- 48814200 - Patient-administration system
- 85100000 - Health services
- 72212330 - Scheduling and productivity software development services
- 32573000 - Communications control system
- 48814100 - Nursing information system
- 85141220 - Advisory services provided by nurses
- 33169500 - Surgical tracking and tracing systems
- 72242000 - Design-modelling services
- 85112000 - Hospital support services
- 48311100 - Document management system
- 48314000 - Voice recognition software package
- 30195900 - Whiteboards and magnetic boards
- 48515000 - Video conferencing software package
- 35125100 - Sensors
- 34928470 - Signage
- 72212730 - Security software development services
- 79996100 - Records management
- 33192100 - Beds for medical use
Contract locations
- UKD62 - Cheshire East
Engagement
Engagement deadline
3 March 2026
Engagement process description
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (the "Authority") is seeking to engage with suppliers who may have capacity and digital capability to support their ambitious New Hospital Programme (target construction start date of the Summer of 2028 and opening date of 2032),
The Authority is currently planning the digital workstream of the Project and wishes to engage with the market at this stage in order to develop its understanding of possible digital and technical solutions available on the market (and in development) to enable the new Leighton Hospital to be a smart and one of the most digitally advanced hospitals in the country. The Authority recognises that to achieve this will require close collaboration with industry to understand how modern, digitally enabled care can be delivered through innovative solutions and future proof technologies.
In publishing this preliminary market engagement notice, the Authority is inviting interested suppliers of digital and technical solutions fit for health settings to express their interest in this preliminary market engagement stage.
To explain more details of the Project and the Authority's current view on the digital workstream, the Authority will hold a series of webinars on:
• 10 February at 13:00 hours GMT,
• 25 February at 15:00 hours GMT
• 03 March at 12:00 hours GMT.
Further details of how suppliers can register their interest for these webinars can be found by logging in to the supplier portal at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Atamis project reference C421098.
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
1 May 2026
Contracting authority
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZZX-1928-RJQT
Leighton Hospital
Crewe
CW1 4TQ
United Kingdom
Contact name: Chris Jones
Telephone: 01270 917215
Email: chris.jones@mcht.nhs.uk
Website: https://www.mcht.nhs.uk/
Region: UKD62 - Cheshire East
Organisation type: Public authority - central government