AI Triage and Care Navigation: NHS App Programme (PME)
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board · NHS and health
In brief
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £400,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 13 months, up to 37 months with extensions, starting 2 April 2027.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for IT and software contracts in this region (from 132 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
The Authority is undertaking preliminary market engagement in relation to a potential procurement for an AI-enabled triage and care navigation Software as a Service (SaaS) solution. The purpose of this exercise is to engage with the market to support the Authority's understanding of available solutions and to inform the further development and refinement of its requirements, commercial approach, evaluation methodology and proposed procurement documentation. The Authority is currently considering undertaking any subsequent procurement through a competitive selection exercise under G-Cloud 15 (RM1557.15), Lot 2b: Software as a Service, subject to the outcome of this preliminary market…Read the full description
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 107196-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
35Awards
32Similar open tenders
All open IT and software tenders- Value not stated
- £300mestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £1.5mestimated
From notice 107196-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 11 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 11 November 2026.