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Published 11 Nov 2026, 16:51 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Post-Deployment Monitoring of Diagnostic Imaging Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the NHS

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (NHS & healthcare)

Direct awardVCSE suitable
Awarded value£190,492published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 11 Nov 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to the Royal College of Radiologists
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Contract awarded to the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) to undertake a discovery project to determine national post-deployment monitoring (PDM) of AI diagnostic tools in the NHS. The discovery project will identify the requirements for national PDM across diagnostics and potential opportunities regarding the procurement of a solution/platform if required.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract awarded to the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) to undertake a discovery project to determine national post-deployment monitoring (PDM) of AI diagnostic tools in the NHS. The discovery project will identify the requirements for national PDM across diagnostics and potential opportunities regarding the procurement of a solution/platform if required. The project will consider key challenges associated with the use of AI in diagnostics, including the need for continuous monitoring of real-world performance, identification of model drift, and assessment of potential inequities alongside concordance of deployment solutions across the country.

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £190,4921 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
the Royal College of RadiologistsVCSEPerformance and Safety Monitoring for AI Diagnostic Tools in the NHS23 Nov 2026 – 1 May 2027£190,49211 Nov 2026standstill to 20 Nov 2026Standstill

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
11 Nov 2026, 16:51 GMT
Last source update
11 Nov 2026, 17:04 GMT
Authority reference
C484550
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-107311
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07ba05 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons.

Review and risk notes
Risks

N/A

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

11 Nov 2026 → 20 Nov 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published41h ago
    11 Nov 2026, 17:04 GMT
  2. Today
    13 Nov 2026
  3. Standstill endsin 7 days
    20 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Nov 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    11 Nov 2026, 16:51 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    11 Nov 2026, 17:04 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    23 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDPT-3135-BWWY Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd, London, London, SE1 8UGContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender