Official UK procurement notice
Post-Deployment Monitoring of Diagnostic Imaging Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the NHS
Authority: NHS England (NHS & healthcare)
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 descriptionContract 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 publishedCommercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Royal College of RadiologistsVCSEPerformance and Safety Monitoring for AI Diagnostic Tools in the NHS23 Nov 2026 – 1 May 2027 | £190,492 | 11 Nov 2026standstill to 20 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
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
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07ba05Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons.
- Risks
N/A
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
11 Nov 2026 → 20 Nov 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published41h ago11 Nov 2026, 17:04 GMT
- Today13 Nov 2026
- Standstill endsin 7 days20 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Nov 2026- Transparency notice published11 Nov 2026, 16:51 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published11 Nov 2026, 17:04 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected23 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Royal College of RadiologistsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender