NHS AI Deployment Platform

Official notice

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: London (UKI32)

Awarded value£2,034,755published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 26 Mar 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Faculty Science Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab programme will pilot the NHS Artificial Intelligence Deployment Platform (NHS AIDP), an approach to accelerate the safe deployment of mature and certified AI medical imaging products in radiology clinical pathways at scale. This cloud-based platform will provide a standardised infrastructure for the deployment of mature and certified AI medical imaging technologies at scale in the radiology workflow. To test this approach, several mature AI products from leading vendors will be deployed into two Imaging Networks initially in shadow mode, before being potentially switched on live.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: London · United Kingdom

Extensions: Option to extend the contract by 3 months

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 25 Apr 2024, 10:14 BST
Last source update: 25 Apr 2024, 10:14 BST
Authority reference: C206050
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-013386
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: London (UKI32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0454ff Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This contract was awarded via a further competition through the Artificial Intelligence (RM6200) Crown Commercial Service Dynamic Purchasing System.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,034,7551 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 1latest 26 Mar 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Faculty Science LimitedSubcontracting: CIMAR's medical imaging platform, Royal Surrey NHS Trust's pseudonymisation and post-market surveillance technology	£2,034,755 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 013386-2024-1 · Faculty Science Limited
Signed
26 Mar 2024
Value
£2,034,755
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health and Social Care

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Faculty Science LimitedAwarded supplier08873131 54 Welbeck St, London, London, W1G 9XS

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.