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BigHand Speech Recognition

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
South West
Selective procedure
1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026

Subscription to BigHand speech recognition software services. The contract covers the provision of digital dictation and speech-to-text functionality to support clinical reporting and administrative efficiency, delivered as a software-as-a-service model.

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Awarded value: £124k; As published
Published: 7 November 2025
Awarded: 6 November 2025; Bighand Limited
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 31 December 2026

What the contract covers

Subscription

Provision of enterprise speech recognition software subscriptions to support clinical documentation and administrative workflows within a healthcare environment.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Subscription
Procedure: Selective procedure
Initial term: 12 months
Contract dates: 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Goods
CPV codes: 72416000

Services in this contract

Digital dictation, speech recognition and transcriptionMain service£100k typicalBigHand speech recognition subscription

Lifecycle

Published
7 November 2025
Contract awardedto Bighand Limited
6 November 2025
Contract starts
1 January 2026
Contract ends
31 December 2026

The buyer

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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The supplier

Bighand Limited

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/242310/bighand-speech-recognition
Buyer reference: CF-3252500D0O000000rwimUAA
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-c2a2d825-8bf6-42e3-8914-9a5355987498
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. BigHand Speech Recognition. Contract award, 7 November 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/242310/bighand-speech-recognition (accessed 5 November 2026).