CivTech 12 - Challenge 12.4 - How can technology improve both the efficiency and the patient experience in NHS transport, starting with renal services?
This tender closed on 20 October 2026.
- Buyer
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
- Value
- £650,000
- Closed
- 20 October 2026
- Where
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
NHS Scotland is seeking innovative technology solutions to improve how dialysis patients are transported to treatment centres. They want to reduce costs (currently £9.1m annually), improve reliability, and make the patient experience better while cutting admin work.
What the buyer wants
• Design and deliver a technology solution that improves the booking, scheduling, or management of NHS patient transport for dialysis services • Demonstrate how your solution will improve reliability, efficiency, and patient outcomes • Show how your solution reduces administrative burden and delivers better value for money compared to current arrangements
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: This is a challenge-based innovation procurement, not a straightforward goods or services contract: you must have significant technology development capability, healthcare sector experience, and the resources to bid competitively against larger firms. Small trades (builders, cleaners, electricians) cannot bid.
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