Artificial Intelligence Software for NHS Scotland Radiology Imaging – Dynamic Purchasing System
A Tender Notice
by THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS")
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Dps (Services)
- Duration
- 4 year
- Value
- £-£5M
- Sector
- TECHNOLOGY
- Published
- 26 Jan 2022
- Delivery
- To 07 Feb 2026 (est.)
- Deadline
- 28 Feb 2022 12:00
Concepts
Location
Scotland
1 buyer
- NHS National Services Scotland NSS Edinburgh
Description
The development of Artificial Intelligence decision support systems presents the NHS in Scotland with a unique opportunity to improve service provision, particularly in Radiology. Recent advances have now brought these software systems to a point where they now represent a cost-effective way of increasing diagnostic accuracy, improving efficiency, and helping ease pressures on demand. Recent trialling of this software in the acute clinical setting has demonstrated the potential value of many of these systems across a variety of Radiology sub-specialities including stroke imaging, chest x-ray reporting and mammography, amongst others.
Lot Division
| 1 | Neuro AI Software Artificial Intelligence Software in the following Neuro areas: - Thrombectomy/stroke - Lesion Detection - Any other relevant application A DPS is being set up to allow NHS Scotland to run mini competitions of qualified products. Call off contracts will be awarded by either NHS National Services Scotland or any of the NHS Scotland Health Boards. The contract will deliver services to entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as amended. |
| 2 | Chest X-Ray AI Artificial Intelligence Software in the following Chest X-Ray areas: - Prioritisation - Diagnostic Support A DPS is being set up to allow NHS Scotland to run mini competitions of qualified products. Call off contracts will be awarded by either NHS National Services Scotland or any of the NHS Scotland Health Boards. The contract will deliver services to entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as amended. |
| 3 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Artificial Intelligence Software in the following MRI area: - Prostrate contouring and lesion localisation A DPS is being set up to allow NHS Scotland to run mini competitions of qualified products. Call off contracts will be awarded by either NHS National Services Scotland or any of the NHS Scotland Health Boards. The contract will deliver services to entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as amended. |
| 4 | Computed Tomography (CT) Artificial Intelligence Software in the following CT areas: - Lung Nodule identification, characterisation and follow up - Pulmonary Embolism detection A DPS is being set up to allow NHS Scotland to run mini competitions of qualified products. Call off contracts will be awarded by either NHS National Services Scotland or any of the NHS Scotland Health Boards. The contract will deliver services to entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as amended. |
| 5 | Oesteoporosis Artificial Intelligence Software in the following Oesteoporosis area: - Support in the form of osteoporotic fracture identification and bone mineral density calculation A DPS is being set up to allow NHS Scotland to run mini competitions of qualified products. Call off contracts will be awarded by either NHS National Services Scotland or any of the NHS Scotland Health Boards. The contract will deliver services to entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as amended. |
| 6 | Mammography Artificial Intelligence Software in the following Mammography area: - Diagnostic Support A DPS is being set up to allow NHS Scotland to run mini competitions of qualified products. Call off contracts will be awarded by either NHS National Services Scotland or any of the NHS Scotland Health Boards. The contract will deliver services to entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as amended. |
| 7 | Radiotherapy Artificial Intelligence Software in the following Radiotherapy area: - CT Contouring A DPS is being set up to allow NHS Scotland to run mini competitions of qualified products. Call off contracts will be awarded by either NHS National Services Scotland or any of the NHS Scotland Health Boards. The contract will deliver services to entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as amended. |
| 8 | Workflow and Scheduling Artificial Intelligence Software in the following area: - Workflow and Scheduling A DPS is being set up to allow NHS Scotland to run mini competitions of qualified products. Call off contracts will be awarded by either NHS National Services Scotland or any of the NHS Scotland Health Boards. The contract will deliver services to entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as amended. |
CPV Codes
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Indicators
- This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
- Renewals are not available.
- Financial restrictions apply.
- Technical restrictions apply.
- It is a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for many bidders.
Other Information
In order to gain maximum benefit from these advances, the NHS must learn how to incorporate these systems into current everyday practice, while maintaining service agreements which give us the versatility to respond to what is a very exciting and rapidly evolving AI decision support system market. To support this ambition the intention is to set up a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) which will put in place suppliers who are able to support the delivery of these ambitions. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Bidders must complete the AI SPD document attached to this notice. Bidders must read the AI SPD Stage Instruction for bidders prior to completing the AI SPD document. This is the creation of a DPS and will be adding Potential Providers to a Buyers Guide. This process will not be Sub-contracted. The Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason: Community benefits may be applied at point of call off through mini-tender for the DPS. As spend is not certain, community benefits cannot be imposed at the establishment of the DPS. The contract will deliver services to entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as amended. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=678400. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: Will be covered in call off contracts. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Will be included in Mini competition documentation. (SC Ref:678400)
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-030f9f
- FTS 002310-2022