Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
Cliftonville
Northampton
NN1 5BD
UK
Contact person: Mandy Sterling
E-mail: m.sterling@nhs.net
NUTS: UKF24
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
The Provision of an Ambient AI Voice Technology Solution
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72268000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The procurement was a collaborative effort between the University Hospitals of Leicester and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire, which includes Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The aim is to improve clinical documentation processes by implementing an ambient AI Voice Technology solution.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 881 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) undertook a competitive procurement for the provision of an Ambient AI Voice Technology solution. <br/><br/>The procurement was conducted as a further competition under the Crown Commercial Service Automation Marketplace DPS (RM6173, Lot 1), with Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust acting as the lead contracting authority. <br/><br/>The procurement sought to implement and deploy an ambient AI solution to support clinical and non-clinical documentation across multiple hospital sites, with the aim of improving efficiency and clinical productivity. <br/><br/>The contract was awarded for a three-year term, with an option to extend for a further 12 months.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Qualitative
/ Weighting: 60.00%
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10.00%
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 30.00%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Further competition under the Crown Commercial Service Automation Marketplace DPS (RM6173), Lot 1.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
AccuRx Limited
10184077
7 Curtain Road, London, England, EC2A 3LT
London
EC2A 3LT
UK
Telephone: +44 1722744574
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.accurx.com
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
1 881 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
1 881 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/02/2026