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Front end speech recognition - Community

Implementation of Fluency Direct speech recognition software, enabling clinicians to dictate narrative, navigate EPR systems via voice commands, and insert templates or macros. The solution must integrate with existing electronic patient record systems to support hands-free clinical documentation, form filling, and electronic signature workflows.

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Awarded value
£53k
As published
Published
14 April 2026
Awarded
24 March 2026
KCI Medical Limited (Solventum)
Contract length
12 months
Ends 28 March 2027

What the contract covers

Framework call-off service

Provision of front-end speech recognition software solutions to enable clinical documentation, navigation, and reporting within electronic patient record systems.

  • Front-end speech recognition solution working with over 300 Electronic Patient Record systems through a single, cloud-hosted voice profile
  • Conversational dictation of free-form clinical narrative, automatically converted to text and inserted into relevant or selected parts of the EPR or clinical application's documentation and database structure
  • Hands-free voice-command control and navigation within the EPR
  • Insertion of predefined macros, commands and templates with speech-driven form filling
  • Voice-command editing of documentation followed by finalization and electronic signature

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Framework call-off service
Procedure
Selective procedure
Initial term
12 months
Contract dates
29 March 2026 to 28 March 2027
Certifications asked for
None stated
Suitable for SMEs
Not stated
Category
Services
CPV codes
48314000

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East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/2769267/front-end-speech-recognition-community
Buyer reference
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Open contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-55d50a55-9245-4912-8007-db533f13e0bd
Last checked
5 November 2026

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. Front end speech recognition - Community. Contract award, 14 April 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/2769267/front-end-speech-recognition-community (accessed 5 November 2026).