Awarded contract

NHS AI Deployment Platform - Imaging Technology (Musculoskeletal)

  • Department of Health and Social Care

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-013714

Published 29 April 2024, 11:31am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Department of Health and Social Care

39 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0EU

Contact

Ryan Phur

Email

ryan.phur@dhsc.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI32 - Westminster

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

Buyer's address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

NHS AI Deployment Platform - Imaging Technology (Musculoskeletal)

Reference number

C255733

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short 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.

This contract is for the musculoskeletal (MSK) imaging product.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £351,703.44

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48517000 - IT software package

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI32 - Westminster
Main site or place of performance

United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

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.

This contract is for the musculoskeletal (MSK) imaging product.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60%

Quality criterion - Name: Cultural Fit / Weighting: 10%

Price - Weighting: 30%

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

3 months extension option

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

Further competition run through Crown Commercial Service RM6200 dynamic purchasing system.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This contract was awarded via a further competition through the Artificial Intelligence (RM6200) Crown Commercial Service Dynamic Purchasing System.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

25 April 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Lunit Inc.

374 Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu

Seoul

06241

Country

South Korea

NUTS code
  • KR - South Korea
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £156,945.28

Total value of the contract/lot: £351,703.44

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Proportion: 75 %

Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted

Software provided by Radiobotics.


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/