Artificial Intelligence Software for NHS Scotland Radiology Imaging – Dynamic Purchasing System

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The development of Artificial Intelligence decision support systems presents the NHS in Scotland with a unique opportunity to improve service provision, particularly in Radiology. Recent advances have now brought these software systems to a point where they now represent a cost-effective way of increasing diagnostic accuracy, improving efficiency, and helping ease pressures on demand. Recent trialling of this software in the acute clinical setting has demonstrated the potential value of many of these systems across a variety of Radiology sub-specialities including stroke imaging, chest x-ray reporting and mammography, amongst others. In order to gain maximum benefit from these advances, the NHS must learn how to incorporate these systems into current everyday practice, while maintaining service agreements which give us the versatility to respond to what is a very exciting and rapidly evolving AI decision support system market. To support this ambition the Authority has set up a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). This notice allows suppliers not on the DPS to submit an application to get on it. Lot 1: Neuro AI Software Artificial Intelligence Software in the following Neuro areas: - Thrombectomy/stroke - Lesion Detection - Any other relevant application A DPS has been set up to allow NHS Scotland to run mini competitions of qualified products. There are seven suppliers in this Lot. Call off contracts will be awarded by either NHS National Services Scotland or any of the NHS Scotland Health Boards. The contract will deliver services to entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as amended. Additional information: Suppliers wishing to apply to be added to the DPS must complete an SPD attached to this notice and meet the minimum criteria outlined in the additional document also attached. Lot 2: Chest XRAY AI Artificial Intelligence Software in the following Chest X-Ray areas: - Prioritisation - Diagnostic Support A DPS has been set up to allow NHS Scotland to run mini competitions of qualified products. Six suppliers are live on this Lot. Call off contracts will be awarded by either NHS National Services Scotland or any of the NHS Scotland Health Boards. The contract will deliver services to entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as amended. Additional information: Suppliers wishing to apply to be added to the DPS must complete an SPD attached to this notice and meet the minimum criteria outlined in the additional document also attached. Lot 4: Computed Topography (CT) Artificial Intelligence Software in the following CT areas: - Lung Nodule identification, characterisation and follow up - Pulmonary Embolism detection A DPS has been set up to allow NHS Scotland to run mini competitions of qualified products. There are seven suppliers on this Lot. Call off contracts will be awarded by either NHS National Services Scotland or any of the NHS Scotland Health Boards. The contract will deliver services to entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as amended. Additional information: Suppliers wishing to apply to be added to the DPS must complete an SPD attached to this notice and meet the minimum criteria outlined in the additional document also attached. Lot 5: Oesteoporosis Artificial Intelligence Software in the following Oesteoporosis area: - Support in the form of osteoporotic fracture identification and bone mineral density calculation A DPS has been set up to allow NHS Scotland to run mini competitions of qualified products. There are three suppliers on this Lot. Call off contracts will be awarded by either NHS National Services Scotland or any of the NHS Scotland Health Boards. The contract will deliver services to entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as amended. Additional information: Suppliers wishing to apply to be added to the DPS must complete an SPD attached to this notice and meet the minimum criteria outlined in the additional document also attached. Lot 6: Mammography Artificial Intelligence Software in the following Mammography area: - Diagnostic Support A DPS has been set up to allow NHS Scotland to run mini competitions of qualified products. There is five suppliers on this Lot. Call off contracts will be awarded by either NHS National Services Scotland or any of the NHS Scotland Health Boards. The contract will deliver services to entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as amended. Additional information: Suppliers wishing to apply to be added to the DPS must complete an SPD attached to this notice and meet the minimum criteria outlined in the additional document also attached. Lot 7: Radiotherapy Artificial Intelligence Software in the following Radiotherapy area: - CT Contouring A DPS has been set up to allow NHS Scotland to run mini competitions of qualified products. There is one supplier on this Lot. Call off contracts will be awarded by either NHS National Services Scotland or any of the NHS Scotland Health Boards. The contract will deliver services to entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as amended. Additional information: Suppliers wishing to apply to be added to the DPS must complete an SPD attached to this notice and meet the minimum criteria outlined in the additional document also attached. Lot 8: Workflow and Scheduling Artificial Intelligence Software in the following area: - Workflow and Scheduling A DPS has been set up to allow NHS Scotland to run mini competitions of qualified products. There is four suppliers on this Lot. Call off contracts will be awarded by either NHS National Services Scotland or any of the NHS Scotland Health Boards. The contract will deliver services to entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as amended. Additional information: Suppliers wishing to apply to be added to the DPS must complete an SPD attached to this notice and meet the minimum criteria outlined in the additional document also attached. Lot 3: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Artificial Intelligence Software in the following MRI area: - Prostrate contouring and lesion localisation A DPS has been set up to allow NHS Scotland to run mini competitions of qualified products. There are four suppliers on this Lot. Call off contracts will be awarded by either NHS National Services Scotland or any of the NHS Scotland Health Boards. The contract will deliver services to entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 as amended. Additional information: Suppliers wishing to apply to be added to the DPS must complete an SPD attached to this notice and meet the minimum criteria outlined in the additional document also attached.