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title: "Mass AI Beta 2"
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# Mass AI Beta 2

Buyer: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7d3215d1-26dc-4b25-9b6e-966b3545fb3f

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## Summary

The National Institute for Health And Care Excellence (NICE), based in London, has awarded a contract for the "Mass AI Beta 2" project to BJSS LIMITED. The procurement stage was a selective process, involving call-off from a framework agreement. The contract value is £374,825, with a minimum value of £350,000. The tender period ended on 25th August 2022, and the contract runs from 3rd October 2022 to 28th February 2023. The project falls under the IT services category, focusing on consulting, software development, internet, and support.

This tender for the "Mass AI Beta 2" project by NICE offers growth opportunities for businesses in the IT services sector, particularly those specializing in consulting, software development, internet, and support services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in digital services could find this opportunity well-suited for their business. The project aims to create a collaborative multi-agency advice service for artificial intelligence in health and care, offering potential suppliers a chance to contribute to enhancing regulatory pathways and health technology assessment procedures within the healthcare sector.

## Notice

The AI Multi-Agency Advice Service (MAAS) project is funded by the NHS AI Lab. The project is a collaboration between four regulatory bodies ('MAAS partners'): * the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE; with project oversight) provides national guidance and advice to improve health and social care, * the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and social care in England, * the Health Research Authority (HRA) provides a unified national system for the governance of health research, and; * the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) ensures that medicines and medical devices work and are acceptably safe. The aim of the project is to: * enable collaboration between the partner agencies to identify challenges and barriers in the regulatory pathway and to resolve these; * articulate the regulatory and health technology assessment (HTA; i.e. evaluation of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness) pathway clearly for developers and adopters, so they know what they need to do when, who to contact, etc; * bring together in one place support, information and advice on the regulation and HTA pathways for artificial intelligence (AI) in health and care, and other data-driven technologies (DDT); * identify and tackle 'content gaps' related to the above and in response to priority user needs, and; * collaboratively research, test and develop a multi-agency advice service whose form and function best reaches key users and enables them to achieve their goals. Ensuring the design of the service meets the needs of all users, including those with accessibility needs. The MAAS partners are looking for a digital agency to build upon the findings from testing of the minimum viable product (MVP) in private beta, building new features on the service, and lead the team through private beta testing, and handing over to the home service team following one month running in private beta, and passing the GDS beta assessment. 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; from private to public beta, and then to live. Therefore, it should be expected that any work undertaken by the supplier as part of this commission, including development of artefacts and user research documentation, will be used in service assessments to move from private to public and therefore should be of a sufficiently high standard. The supplier must participate in this assessment along with the service team and ensure the developed website passes it.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/758957a5-2453-4760-960e-c6102079d5f9 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Aug 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Oct 2022 |
| Contract period | 2 Oct 2022 - 28 Feb 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £374,825 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £374,825 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E20 1JQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford Olympic Park |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BJSS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2022 at 14:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/758957a5-2453-4760-960e-c6102079d5f9

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/758957a5-2453-4760-960e-c6102079d5f9
  13th October 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/05bf0bb2-7b0e-4232-a7bb-ce567541c94f
  Redacted Award notice

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