--- title: "NICE AI Multi Agency Service Evaluation" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a7872965-64ab-4b41-8ef0-b180dbeaca17" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a7872965-64ab-4b41-8ef0-b180dbeaca17" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a7872965-64ab-4b41-8ef0-b180dbeaca17.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a7872965-64ab-4b41-8ef0-b180dbeaca17.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE" published: "2021-06-24" --- # NICE AI Multi Agency Service Evaluation Buyer: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a7872965-64ab-4b41-8ef0-b180dbeaca17 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a7872965-64ab-4b41-8ef0-b180dbeaca17) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a7872965-64ab-4b41-8ef0-b180dbeaca17.json) ## Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is conducting a public procurement process for the "NICE AI Multi Agency Service Evaluation" project, which falls under the services industry. This procurement is currently at the Award stage, with the contract period having commenced on 3rd May 2021 and scheduled to conclude on 2nd March 2023. The total contract value is £138,000, and submissions for this tender were accepted until 24th March 2021. The procurement method utilised is an open procedure, suitable for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in research and development, particularly those with expertise in evaluating national programmes in the healthcare technology sector. Companies capable of executing complex evaluations and adapting strategies in evolving environments will be well-positioned to compete. The successful applicant will have the chance to contribute to the assessment of an innovative service designed to enhance AI applications in health and care, potentially shaping future funding decisions and strategies for similar initiatives. ## Notice We are looking for an evaluation partner with experience evaluating national programmes of a similar scale and complexity, and where the scope could potentially evolve, to deliver a formative evaluation and hand-over a robust summative evaluation strategy (including proposed metrics and data sources) by March 2023. The supplier should also have the capability to deliver emerging learning throughout the project The Programme is for evaluation of the AI Multi-Agency Advice Service (MAAS) project this is a 2.75 year project, funded by the NHSx AI Lab. The aim of the project is to collaboratively research, test and develop a multi-agency advice service that will offer support, information and advice on the regulation and health technology assessment pathways for artificial intelligence (AI) in health and care, and potentially other data-driven technologies. The purpose of the formative evaluation is to support the MAAS to be as effective in implementation as possible. This will be done through activities such as analysing baseline data in order to make recommendations on focus of the service, and undertaking process evaluation, particularly with regard to the project's interdependencies within the wider innovation ecosystem. As this is a complex intervention which will necessarily evolve, we expect the evaluation partner to be comfortable in an ambiguous environment, and providing us with emergent messages on what they see is working and not working and why. The summative evaluation strategy, once implemented, will be used by MAAS collaborators and commissioners in order to make future decisions about funding for this and other similar initiatives. It will also allow NHSX to report back to HM Treasury on the impact and benefits realised by the MAAS. It must be co-developed with the developer and the MAAS collaborators. It should focus on a range of outputs, outcomes and benefits including near-term (e.g. satisfaction of developers / adopters using the service) to long-term impacts (e.g. patients and citizens benefitting from AI and data-driven technologies). It should be underpinned by a logical and plausible theory of change or logic model. It should also have clearly defined metrics which are prioritised and have recommendations for gathering data. Some outputs from the evaluation may be used for external purposes such as communications; however, this is not the primary purpose. These activities will require contact with the MAAS partners at predetermined time points, and potentially with wider stakeholders involved in the project (TBD), which the AI MAAS secretariat will support Full details in the attached documents Additional information: Bidding instructions are within the Requirement specification. Expressions of interest should be a simple email with contact details, and the contact details will be used to send the responses to any questions recived ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5351205a-b1f0-4ecc-a669-d86411360703 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Jun 2021 | | Submission deadline | 24 Mar 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 13 Jun 2021 | | Contract period | 13 Jun 2021 - 31 Mar 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £138,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £121,950 | | 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 | RAND EUROPE COMMUNITY INTEREST | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development ## Release History - 24 Jun 2021 at 13:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5351205a-b1f0-4ecc-a669-d86411360703 - 1 Mar 2021 at 15:55 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9b6bea0-f4e1-4342-9702-c5c1aa2d0b15 - 23 Feb 2021 at 15:25 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9b6bea0-f4e1-4342-9702-c5c1aa2d0b15 - 22 Feb 2021 at 16:59 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9b6bea0-f4e1-4342-9702-c5c1aa2d0b15 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5351205a-b1f0-4ecc-a669-d86411360703 24th June 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9b6bea0-f4e1-4342-9702-c5c1aa2d0b15 1st March 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/aee658d4-a49f-4ee3-943b-32f462c24647 Sample Terms and Conditions - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2e6ee651-5ac5-4aa4-8320-18221ff0cdd0 Bidders Response and Costing template - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c41b6245-33a2-42b5-870c-460ee76f98f8 Form of Offer and Terms and Conditions queries - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/444d1ac1-64b5-4fbb-b4b3-1043c8dc4aea Competing interests form - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1da7ed7d-61df-4deb-a799-4b0336175b0d Redaction Request form - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e691c662-ef7a-4463-aae3-76cfd8941a6b Appendix to the specification Delivery Plan - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8ce9009d-1138-4827-8b7d-0c30ce697c86 Requirement specification - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/05094c4f-5fde-405b-8fcd-3a065699b6a6 Doc1 requirements specification - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/452908d1-ee20-4290-826c-2d147e902676 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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