Dragon Medical 1 Licences

Official notice

Authority: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£210,600published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to FREEDOM OF SPEECH LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Automated transcription is an important part of an efficient and streamlined workflow in dissection and reporting. The voice recognition is not standard voice recognition, it is specialised to medical vocabulary but also specifically to Pathology vocabulary. This is a critical patient safety consideration as transcription errors could lead to incorrect reports and subsequent patient harm.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Eligibility: SME eligible

72212218 License management software development services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 Aug 2026, 10:27 BST
Last source update: 19 Aug 2026, 10:27 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-078834
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e734 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Freedom of Speech is the only supplier already integrated within the NWLP LIMS

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 19 Aug 2026

Transparency notice published
19 Aug 2026, 10:27 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
25 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £210,6001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
FREEDOM OF SPEECH LIMITEDSME1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029	£210,600	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PYMN-2374-JNRY St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, London, London, W2 1NYContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

FREEDOM OF SPEECH LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05771443 Amelia House, Worthing,, Ferring, South East, BN11 1QRContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender19 Aug 2026, 10:27 BST