Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
National Institute For Health And Care Excellence
2nd Floor
London
E20 1JQ
UK
Contact person: Sharon Martin
Telephone: +44 2070452024
E-mail: sharon.martin@nice.org.uk
NUTS: UKI32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://nice.org.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
MASS A1 Part 3
Reference number: NICE 146
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short 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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
361 665.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 50%
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 50%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Extension option of 2 months with a minimum notice period of 2 weeks.
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
The Crown Commercial Services Digital Capability for Health Deliverables Framework RM6221 was used.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
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
25/07/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BJSS
02777575
1 Whitehall Quay
Leeds
LS1 4HR
UK
NUTS: UKD
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 361 665.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NICE
2nd Floor
London
E20 1JQ
UK
Telephone: +44 2070452024
E-mail: sharon.martin@nice.org.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/11/2023