Hospital information system modernization and expansion — preliminary market consultation

Fakultní nemocnice Brno (Brno University Hospital, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic) is preparing a public contract to modernise and expand its hospital information system (NIS, Czech 'nemocniční informační systém'). This publication is not yet a tender. It announces preliminary market consultations (předběžné tržní konzultace, PTK) under Section 33 of Czech Act No. 134/2016 Coll. on Public Procurement. Through these consultations the hospital wants to find out what the market can currently offer: available technologies, support for clinical workflow, system integration capabilities and other relevant functions. The contract is classified as supplies. Its main CPV code is 48814000 (medical information systems), with 72000000 (IT services) as an additional code.

The consultations take the form of expert presentations and discussions with suppliers. Representatives of the hospital's clinical departments, IT and other specialist departments will take part. They will run in several rounds, according to the hospital's areas of expertise and specialisation. The machine-translated page says 'Brno University of Technology' here, which appears to be a translation error for the University Hospital.

• First round: mainly basic clinical processes, electronic medical documentation, the workflow of hospital operations and basic integration functions of the system.
• Follow-up rounds: specialised areas, advanced clinical workflow, interoperability, reporting, specialised subsystems and other functions relevant to a university hospital, presented in more detail.

The page gives no estimated value, contract duration, procedure type, lots, award method or tender reference number. It also gives no submission method, deadlines, consultation dates or registration procedure. No tender documents have been published.

Because this is a market consultation, it sets no eligibility, reference, staffing or technical requirements for bidders, and no award criteria. These will come with the actual tender for the NIS modernisation, expected after the PTK rounds are finished. Suppliers who want to present should contact the hospital directly or watch for its follow-up publications, because the page does not say how to take part.