Outsourced ICT Infrastructure Management and associated Services
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Please refer to the Pipeline Notice published on 2nd April 2026 for contextual information about Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust intends to undertake preliminary market engagement (PME) in advance of a forthcoming re-procurement exercise for the provision of a portfolio of already-outsourced IT and digital services that will collectively support end‑user technology, infrastructure, operations, cybersecurity, and service management.
Information about the PME process and expected activities can be found below, under the heading “Pre-Market Engagement”.
The current expected scope of service includes provision, management, and continuous improvement of the following service areas:
ITSM Tooling & Service Desk
Provision and management and operation of a full 24×7×365 service desk including telephone, webchat, portal with self‑service capabilities, leveraging AI and automation.
Service Management Functions
End‑to‑end IT, ITIL aligned, service management, including incident, request, change, configuration, and problem management; major incident handling; release and deployment management; knowledge and asset management.
Workplace & End‑User Services
User Experience focussed provision and support of PCs, laptops, tablets, and mobile devices; user experience analytics; build and patch services; field engineering and Tech Bar support; Active Directory management; and evergreen refresh activities.
Infrastructure Services
Management of on‑premises hosting, VMware platforms, monitoring and event management, capacity and availability oversight, patching and backup services, and Azure cloud services.
Networking Services
Provision and maintenance of LAN, WLAN, network monitoring, management, maintenance, incident response, and installation services.
Security Services & Cyber Operations
Security event management, security management planning, vulnerability management, compliance reporting, risk management, cybersecurity programmes, business continuity, service continuity, and disaster recovery support.
Infrastructure & Technology Projects
Agile delivery support, portfolio management, service transition, project coordination, technical resource provision, and overall project management for delivery of infrastructure programmes.
Architectural Support
Road‑mapping, innovation forums, project assurance, and obsolescence management.
Additional Services
ITSM platform provision and management, managed print services (MFDs, scanners, printers and specialist printers).
Depending upon the particular service in question, the services will need to be provided both on-site - across the Trust’s premises and any external data centre locations used by the Trust - and remotely.
WAR - Digital Strategic Solutions Delivery Partner.
Warwickshire County Council (the Council) is seeking to procure a delivery partner to implement a suite of core, council-wide artificial intelligence (AI) and automation solutions, in line with our "Digital Strategic Solutions" model. The partner will implement a mechanism by which WCC Clients can access specific tools via WCC's intranet site or other central repository/ hub providing controlled access to AI tools across our services, focusing initially on transcription, automated document generation and report writing, language interpretation and translation, and AI-enabled digital assistant solutions such as chatbots. We are seeking a 2-year contract. The engagement must comply with UK GDPR and all relevant laws and align with the UK Government's AI Playbook principles (e.g. transparency, accountability, fairness, safety, sustainability) for responsible AI use.
Warwickshire County CouncilWest Midlands3 Jun 2026WAC-593943
Birmingham City Council wishes to establish a framework agreement for the provision of Digital Autopsy Services.
Digital Autopsy Service - A Digital Autopsy is a non-invasive post-mortem, referred to as a CTPM short for Computed Tomography Post-Mortem.
A CTPM is a scan of the deceased, conducted by a radiographer using a CT scanner. Following which, the resultant scans are analysed by a GMC registered radiologist to produce an interpretation in the form of a digital autopsy report.
The digital autopsy report contains or suggests the cause of death for consideration by a pathologist at Birmingham Central mortuary. Section 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 places a duty on the coroner to investigate certain deaths. Section 14 of the Coroners Act 2009 allows the coroner to order a suitable post-mortem examination to enable the coroner to decide if Section 1 applies. CTPM’s are an innovative technology that should in the future prevent invasive post-mortems, which many families and some religions would like to see avoided.
This procurement relates to a call-off under a Framework Agreement, which does not guarantee or commit any level of expenditure.
The framework agreement will commence on 01 October 2026 and will be in place for a period of 2 + 1 years subject to performance and budget availability. (Unless terminated under the terms and conditions
of the contract)
The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register. You will then be able to log on which will enable you to download all relevant Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation. If you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please either email us at: etendering@birmingham.gov.uk
Your completed tender submission should be returned by noon on 8th June 2026 via the ‘in-tend’ system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc
Birmingham City CouncilWest Midlands8 Jun 2026WAC-595240
Digital Design and Authoring Software
This PME is intended to understand market capability across digital design and authoring disciplines. Severn Trent does not assume that all disciplines or use cases must be served by a single product suite or vendor. Modular, mixed tool, and discipline specific solutions are explicitly in scope where they integrate effectively with the wider digital delivery environment.
Suppliers are not required to demonstrate full coverage across all capability areas listed below. Responses should clearly indicate which capabilities are supported, for which disciplines, and under what operating assumptions.
The organisation requires digital design and authoring software to support 2D drafting, civil engineering, building information modelling, and multidisciplinary coordination. The following high level capabilities describe the range of functions required across these disciplines:
• Advanced 2D drafting including dynamic blocks, reusable components, x‑refs, annotation, layers, plot styles, batch publishing, and standards compliance, with dependable behaviour across full, browser‑based, and lite desktop variants
• Civil engineering design capability, including terrain and surface modelling, survey data import, alignments, corridors, pipe networks, long sections, cross‑sections, swept path analysis, and automated plan/profile/section production with full associativity
• Robust interoperability, supporting LandXML, IFC, DWG, GIS, survey formats, and reliable bi‑directional data exchange with other civil, building, and asset platforms
• Model‑based authoring and coordination, including parameter‑driven components, multi‑user collaboration (native or integration-led), clash detection, design validation, and standards‑based classification (e.g. Uniclass)
• Intelligent MEP and specialist design tools, where relevant, supporting system connectivity, metadata‑driven scheduling, diagrams, and discipline‑specific documentation
• Automation and extensibility, including scripting, visual programming, custom toolsets, and configurable ribbons to enforce organisational standards and improve productivity
• Integrated documentation production, with automated annotations, schedules, sheets, title blocks, and associative drawings that remain aligned with live model data
• Point cloud and reality‑capture support, enabling registration, visualisation, interrogation, feature extraction, and modelling from large scan datasets
• AI‑assisted capabilities, including feature extraction, automated checking, drafting assistance, and rule‑based model validation. AI assisted capabilities are not expected to be uniformly available across all disciplines and should be described in terms of current, production ready functionality rather than roadmap commitments.
• Reliable CDE (Common Data Environment) integration, ensuring controlled publishing, metadata preservation, versioning, approvals, and traceable workflows across design and documentation outputs. Integration should support operation with an independent, vendor neutral CDE acting as the system of record for information management. Design and authoring tools should be capable of operating effectively without assuming ownership of information management, workflow control, or data persistence outside the CDE.
• Visualisation and simulation, including high‑quality rendering and time‑based construction sequencing where required
SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITEDWest Midlands8 Jun 2026WAC-593996
Common Data Environment (CDE)
This preliminary market engagement is intended to inform Severn Trent's approach to procuring a Common Data Environment (CDE) capability to support capital delivery across a large, multi party project portfolio. The purpose of this engagement is to understand current market capabilities, delivery models, and integration approaches,
Modular and best of breed approaches are explicitly in scope, provided they can operate effectively at enterprise scale and integrate with adjacent systems including design authoring applications.
This PME is focused solely on CDE capabilities. References to design tools or asset information are limited to integration and contextual use within the CDE and should not be interpreted as requirements for authoring functionality or full asset data management, which are being considered separately.
We are interested in hearing about CDE platforms with the following key capabilities:
• Multi-organisation and user management, including configurable roles, permissions, and access controls across programmes and projects
• ISO 19650-aligned information management, including document-level quality assurance workflows, approvals, status codes, and controlled transitions between WIP, Shared, and Published states
• Standards-compliant metadata and naming, with robust version control and auditability
• Ability to capture and manage information against an asset or system hierarchy defined by project requirements, for contextual association and retrieval of documents and models within the CDE.
• Comprehensive viewing and interrogation of industry-standard file formats (e.g. RVT, IFC, DWG, DWF), including measurement, inspection, and markup tools
• Native or integration-led model federation and coordination capabilities
• High performance and scalability to support a large portfolio (e.g. thousands of concurrent projects and large data volumes)
• Support for either in-platform or integration-led document editing and collaborative authoring, beyond a simple file repository model
• Ability to work with a range of file types, including common office formats and digital design files, noting that not all formats are expected to be edited natively
• Compliance with organisational information security, data hosting, and residency policies (e.g. UK or EU-based hosting)
• Open APIs and integration capabilities, including exposure of file metadata for downstream reporting and analytics platforms (e.g. Power BI)
• Task, issue, and workflow management associated with documents and models
• Mobile access via applications or equivalent interfaces
• Support for digital design referencing mechanisms (e.g. external references, links, data shortcuts)
• Native forms functionality to support structured data capture
• Strong platform administration capabilities, including user management, licensing, and programme-wide configuration (via UI or APIs)
• Comprehensive activity logging and audit trails linking user actions to file and data changes
• Ability to synchronise file metadata with drawing and model title blocks, with bi-directional updates where applicable
• Automated PDF rendition and publishing triggered by workflow status changes
SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITEDWest Midlands8 Jun 2026WAC-594177
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UOW990 - Nutrition Analysis Software
This requirement for a Nutrition Analysis Software for the institute of School of Health and Wellbeing, to be used in the teaching of multiple courses, including ‘Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine’ and ‘Nutrition and Dietetics’.
University of WorcesterWest Midlands12 Jun 2026WAC-593935
BLC0109 - Digital Forensic Services Dynamic Purchasing System
This is a republication of OJEU reference 2020/S 203-494905 ( https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/494905-2020 ) which was originally published by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Dorset on behalf of the Forensic Capability Network.The Digital Forensic Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) has novated from the Police and Crime Commissioner for Dorset to Bluelight Commercial.Bluelight Commercial are leading a National Digital Forensics Services DPS which is in place for up to an eight-year period from the commencement date.This is a strategic collaborative national (pan force) procurement, buying once for many, driving quality, standardisation, compliance with legislation and innovation, whilst increasing market capacity and capability. The DPS will provide opportunities for Forensic Service Providers to win business and provide a range of services which are compatible with operational capabilities at any given time.
Bluelight CommercialWest Midlands28 Feb 2027WAC-29341
The primary objective of the procurement is to appoint a supplier capable of delivering a robust, integrated fund accounting system that supports all asset classes and enables WMPF to operate effectively within a changing regulatory and investment environment.
The solution must improve transparency, enhance automation, strengthen auditability, and reduce operational and financial risk. It must provide accurate, timely, and consistent financial information to support effective governance, oversight, and decision-making. A further objective is to ensure that WMPF's fund accounting arrangements remain fit for purpose in light of the Government's "LGPS: Fit for the Future" reforms, expected to take effect from April 2026.