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Published 29 Jan 2026, 10:59 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Ethical and Effective Adoption and Governance of AI Use at NICE

Official notice

Authority: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£40,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to The Nuffield Foundation

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To support NICE’s internal adoption of AI tools by exploring the ethical governance-aligned implications which must be considered when integrating AI into NICE’s workflows. The project will examine current governance and safeguards, and prioritisation frameworks for AI evaluation and adoption, and produce evidence and insights to support education and knowledge, and the development of NICE’s HTA lab output.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
79315000 Social research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 Jan 2026, 10:59 GMT
Last source update
29 Jan 2026, 10:59 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007921
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0611bc Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 29 Jan 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    29 Jan 2026, 10:59 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    29 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £40,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Nuffield Foundation30 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026£40,000—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHZT-4273-LJQD 3rd Floor, 3 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, North West, M1 3BNContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • The Nuffield FoundationAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PVGY-6898-GZTD 100 St. John Street, London, London, EC1M 4EHContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender