Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 2 Nov 2023, 11:51 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

MASS A1 Part 3 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

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

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£361,665published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 25 Jul 2023no call for competition
Awarded to BJSS Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The AI & Digital Regulations Service is a project funded by the NHS AI Lab. The project is a collaboration between four regulatory bodies ('Project partners'):

1.1. the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE; with project oversight) provides national guidance and advice to improve health and social care,

1.2. the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and social care in England,

1.3. the Health Research Authority (HRA) provides a unified national system for the governance of health research, and;

1.4. the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) ensures that medicines and medical devices work and are acceptably safe.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Based on the research undertaken to date in the discovery, alpha and beta phases 1 and…Awarded

Based on the research undertaken to date in the discovery, alpha and beta phases 1 and 2, the service component of the project (as distinct from policy development) focuses on the following two features:

(i) An informational website which maps out and clarifies the regulatory and HTA pathway for AI and data-driven technologies, highlighting relevant guidance and materials that developers and adopters need when they need it, so that they can make regulatory progress more effectively whilst (ideally) expending less resource. The developer area of the website launched in public beta in March 2023 under the title of the AI and Digital Regulations Service. The adopter area is in private beta at time of writing this spec. The whole website is expected to launch in public beta in June 2023.

(ii) A centralised transactional resource that makes it easier for developers and adopters to access advice and support they need by triaging them to the most appropriate of existing support offers whilst 'hiding the wiring'.

Our requirement is for the supplier for the public beta improvement phase to build upon significant foundational work undertaken in phases 1 and 2, including but not limited to:

  • Revising and improving the design and build of the service based on findings from private beta testing in phases 1 and 2
  • Conducting user research with developers and adopters to test the public beta version of the website and ensure the web platform continues to meet the needs of all users.

At the time of on-boarding, the service will be running in public beta. The supplier will be expected to provide technical / service desk support. In line with government funded digital services, a project with a transactional service must pass the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) / Government Digital Services (GDS) assessments to progress to different stages of development, e.g. from public beta to live.

Please apply via The Digital Capability for Health framework - RM6221.

Extensions: Extension option of 2 months with a minimum notice period of 2 weeks.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
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
2 Nov 2023, 11:51 GMT
Last source update
2 Nov 2023, 11:51 GMT
Authority reference
NICE 146
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-032418
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041135 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

The Crown Commercial Services Digital Capability for Health Deliverables Framework RM6221 was used.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £361,6651 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BJSS Limited£361,665 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 032418-2023-1 · BJSS Limited

    Signed
    25 Jul 2023
    Value
    £361,665
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Institute For Health And Care Excellence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 2nd Floor, London, London, E20 1JQContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NICEReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BJSSAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02777575 1 Whitehall Quay, Leeds, North West, LS1 4HR

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.