£60m Immersive Tech & Analytics Sought by NHS

⊲ VR.org ⊳ The UK NHS Supply Chain has opened its Medical Simulation and Technologies Framework, earmarking £40 million +VAT for Lot 4, immersive technology and virtual clinical environments, and £20 million +VAT for Lot 5, performance recording software offering analytics and AI driven insights without hardware. The framework gives Implementation and Adoption the same 20 percent weighting as price for both lots, reflecting the importance of sustained use beyond pilots. Suppliers, including SMEs, can compete for access to NHS and other eligible healthcare buyers, with tenders closing 15:00, 29 October 2026 and awards expected March 2027.
⊲ This opportunity seems to signal growing NHS appetite for immersive clinical training beyond physical manikins. ⊳
⊲ Image – Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ⊳
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