University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is planning a future procurement of a digital experience solution designed to support proactive equipment management.
Specifications set out by the trust include enabling the IT department to proactively monitor and manage the health and performance of equipment across trust facilities; providing real-time data and analytical insights to identify potential issues before they impact operations; providing asset tracking capabilities to optimise equipment utilisation; and integrating with existing infrastructure and systems, with centralised data management.
University Hospitals Birmingham adds that as well as meeting relevant data security and privacy regulations and displaying commitment to ongoing training and support, the vendor must be able to demonstrate experience of deploying such solutions in large healthcare settings, and must come with “strong references from similar deployments in the NHS”.
Interested parties are encouraged to submit responses by 12 August; find out more here.
Procurement elsewhere
Earlier this month, we highlighted how Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Trust shared a tender for an outsourced reporting solution to help overcome the trust’s struggle with staffing levels of consultant histopathologists.
Also from Norfolk, we noted the publication of a tender for a population health management digital solution, capable of offering bespoke data analysis, technical solutions and digital platforms, worth an estimated £1,250,000 to £1,425,000.
From Essex, HTN noted the launch of a tender worth £500,000 for a digital service offer for unpaid carers, which will feature a range of digital content and tools designed to “build resilience”.
And earlier in the summer, we covered the news that the Department of Health and Social Care sought a partner organisation to help deliver projects supporting digital skills development of the adult social care workforce.
In the news from Birmingham
Last month, we explored the 2024/25 annual plan from Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, which sets out a key priority to become “a more digitally-enabled and information-driven organisation” and highlights an overarching aim around “equitable clinical prioritisation, influenced by active use of data” as well as a focus on population health data.
We noted the launch of a new study in Birmingham and Solihull which aims to improve the care of people living with psychosis and multimorbidities by co-designing resources based on patient experiences and utilising digital methods of engagement to help involve people.
We also examined Birmingham and Solihull ICS’s 10-year strategy, which the key role of data in tackling inequalities, identifying opportunities for intervention, and enhancing understanding of areas of shared priority.
