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Real-Time Location System Preliminary Market Engagement
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · NHS and health
In brief
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 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 £500,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 5 years, starting 19 October 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
Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 6 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Real-Time Location System (RTLS) Preliminary Market Engagement Notice Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) intends to undertake a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise in relation to a potential requirement for a Real-Time Location System (RTLS). Purpose of the Market Engagement The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement is to: • provide interested suppliers with an overview of the Trust's high-level requirements; • understand the solutions, technologies and capabilities currently available in the market; • obtain supplier feedback and market insight to help inform the Trust's requirements; and • support the Trust in considering its potential future procurement strategy…Read the full description
Real-Time Location System (RTLS)
Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) intends to undertake a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise in relation to a potential requirement for a Real-Time Location System (RTLS).
Purpose of the Market Engagement
The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement is to:
• provide interested suppliers with an overview of the Trust's high-level requirements;
• understand the solutions, technologies and capabilities currently available in the market;
• obtain supplier feedback and market insight to help inform the Trust's requirements; and
• support the Trust in considering its potential future procurement strategy and approach.
The Trust is interested in engaging with suppliers that provide Real-Time Location System (RTLS) solutions, sometimes referred to as Real-Time Tracking Systems.
RTLS technology can be used to automatically identify and track the location of assets, equipment, inventory and, where appropriate, people in real time. Through this engagement, the Trust wishes to develop its understanding of available solutions and how these may support its operational requirements.
Supplier Market Engagement Webinar:
As part of the Preliminary Market Engagement exercise, the Trust intends to hold a virtual supplier engagement webinar as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location: Microsoft Teams
Suppliers wishing to participate should email the Trust and provide:
• the name of their organisation;
• the names of up to two (2) representatives who will attend; and
• the email address of each nominated representative.
Following registration, the Microsoft Teams invitation will be issued directly to the nominated representatives.
About Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest and busiest acute hospital trusts in the UK. The Trust has a budget of approximately £1.7 billion, employs more than 25,000 staff, and treated more than 1.7 million patients last year.
The Trust's hospital sites include:
• Leeds General Infirmary (LGI), including Leeds Children's Hospital and Leeds Dental Institute;
• St James's University Hospital (SJUH), including Leeds Cancer Centre;
• Seacroft Hospital;
• Wharfedale Hospital; and
• Chapel Allerton Hospital.
Important Information
This notice relates to Preliminary Market Engagement only and does not constitute the commencement of a formal procurement or competitive tendering process.
Participation or non-participation in this market engagement will not, in itself, confer any advantage or disadvantage on any supplier in relation to any potential future procurement exercise.
The Trust is not committed to commencing a procurement process following this engagement. Any future procurement opportunity will be subject to the Trust's governance requirements and the applicable procurement rules.
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 098325-2026
About the buyer
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustLast 12 months
Procurements
239Awards
185Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- Branksome Partners Ltd1 contract
- Moon & Mountain Limited1 contract
- Pearn Kandola LLP1 contract
- Siemens Healthineer1 contract
- Walker Sime Limited1 contract
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From notice 098325-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 19 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 19 October 2026.