Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Discovery and consultancy services for artificial intelligence (AI), implementation, support of AI systems, end-to-end partnerships, and an access to a range of AI technologies.

Updates

21 November 2025: We have extended this agreement until 23 February 2029. You will be able to buy and run tenders for services until the new expiry date.

26 September 2024: We have extended this agreement until November 2026. You will be able to buy and run tenders for services until the new expiry date.

Description

A dynamic purchasing system (DPS) is used to give the public sector access to AI services. If your organisation is new to AI, you can buy discovery services to help you:

  • understand what AI is

  • learn about its benefit

If you already use AI, you can buy licensing, customisation and support from suppliers. If you need both of these things, you can choose end-to-end partnerships.

The type of technology available include AI software applications, machine learning for data analytics, virtual and personal assistants.

Health and social care bodies can access medical AI applications such as:

  • medical imaging software

  • non-imaging diagnostic software

  • symptom-based software

These help support the development of AI technologies in health and social care in line with the AI in Health and Care Award.

Contracts under this agreement can last up to four years, depending on how complex the project is.

Product types: 

Filter Category Level 1 – Scope of Engagement

The first stage of an AI procurement. It includes AI discovery, licensing, customisation and support, end-to-end partnerships.

Filter Category Level 2 – Type of AI

Relates to the type of technology available. Examples include AI applications, augmented decision making, data and analytics, virtual assistants and chatbots and medical AI technology.

Filter Category Level 3 – Medical AI Technology

This represents the growing range of AI technologies in health and social care. It includes screening, diagnosis, augmented decision making, improving system efficiency and more.

Filter Category Level 4 – Sector

Relates to the sectors a supplier can deliver services to under a contract. Sectors include blue light, central government, devolved administrations, health, local government and not-for-profit.

Benefits

  • customer guidance and ordering processes follow government standards and guidelines, including the Data Ethics Framework and the Office for AI’s Guidelines for AI Procurement

  • promotes standards and criteria for AI and data-driven technology in healthcare

  • supports ethical considerations when innovating and buying AI, and helps customers build a strong ethics process

  • includes bespoke terms to support intellectual property rights (IPR) in the AI market

  • ensures the right suppliers can provide the right service offerings, reducing buying times and provide an easier route to market for the type of AI

  • quality, price and cultural fit (including social value) can be assessed based on individual customer requirements

Products and suppliers

Please read the 'How to buy' tab below for detailed instructions on how to find out which suppliers are on this agreement.

Lot 1: Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Expires:

How to buy

  1. Register as a buyer. 
    • although the pages are titled ‘Supplier registration’, buyers also register through this process   
  2. Go to the Artificial Intelligence DPS and sign in with your username and password.
  3. Read the information, select ‘confirm’ and agree to the terms of use
  4. On the ‘Manage your DPS Category Exports’ page you can:
    • view appointed suppliers
    •  create a new category export to filter the suppliers 

    5. Use the filtering tool to select suppliers that meet your requirements.

    • select ‘Save Category’ to save your supplier list.Export the supplier list and contact details from the  ‘Manage your Category Exports’ page.  The export will download as  an Excel spreadsheet.

    6. Log out of the DPS.

    7. Run a further competition using the supplier list. Invite the selected suppliers to bid against            your specification and evaluation criteria. Supplier lists are valid for 2 working days only. 

    • new suppliers can join the DPS at any time 
    •  if your further competition excludes eligible suppliers it potentially breaches procurement regulations. Obtain a fresh supplier list (steps 4 to 5) if you do not use your list within 2 working days by clicking the ‘Search Again’ option for your export
    • you can use your own eSourcing tool or the our eSourcing tool to run a further competition. Our eSourcing tool is free to use for public sector buyers

     8. Evaluate responses and award the contract.

 

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Updates

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) became Government Commercial Agency (GCA) on 1 April 2026. Documents published before this date may still refer to CCS. All contract documents remain valid for existing and new contracts, and there are no changes to how you work with us.

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