Scope
Description
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) are conducting market engagement to obtain further information on product availability to meet the requirement of an Integrated Care Record (ICR) across NHS Wales.
The Connecting Care Team in DHCW as part of the ICR project are looking for a digital solution that will at a minimum, meet the objective, to ensure that patients and citizens benefit from access to health and care information, regardless of where it is created or stored, while adhering to data protection and information-sharing policies and legislation.
Interested suppliers are requested to confirm their interest in participating in this market engagement process by emailing jemma.edwards4@wales.nhs.uk. The process involves the completion and return of a Request For Information (RFI) document, which will be emailed to you on receipt of your expression of interest email. Completed RFIs must be returned via email to jemma.edwards4@wales.nhs.uk, no later than 12:00 on Wednesday 21st May 2025.
It should be noted that this is investigatory work, it is not yet clear whether DHCW will complete a procurement process to award a contract. However, the information obtained during this investigatory stage will inform the decision making process.
Following the deadline for RFI responses, DHCW reserve the right to make contact with any interested parties on an individual basis, to clarify or supplement their response.
All dates and contractual information included in this notice are not indicative of estimated or actual dates as part of a procurement plan, as no procurement strategy or plan is in place as yet.
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 August 2026 to 1 August 2036
- 10 years, 1 day
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Engagement
Engagement deadline
21 May 2025
Engagement process description
As previously detailed the engagement process involves the completion a RFI document. RFI documents can be obtained by emailing jemma.edwards4@wales.nhs.uk to confirm your interest in participating within this market engagement process.
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
1 February 2026
Contracting authority
Digital Health & Care Wales
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHXM-8593-WBPZ
Ty Glan-yr-Afon
Cardiff
CF11 9AD
United Kingdom
Contact name: Jemma Edwards
Email: jemma.edwards4@wales.nhs.uk
Region: UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Wales