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NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

Provision of Subject Matter Expert to support the development of NHS South Central and West (SCW)'s Automation Accelerator Programme - specialist in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

IT ServicesCPV 72212100
Value£30k
Deadline18 Feb 2021
Published14 Apr 2021
RegionLondon
Timeline
Published 14 Apr 2021ClosedCloses 18 Feb 2021
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£30ktotal contract value
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this tender£0£3.5m

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The brief

NHS South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) is awarding a call off contract for specialist software development to support the development of SCW's Automation Accelerator programme, Automation Academy and Centre of Excellence.

The development resource will be a specialist, particularly in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to enable collaborative development of scalable automations designed specifically to enable greater cognitive insights.

The contract is being awarded following a selection processing using the Crown Commercial Services G Cloud 12 framework.

The contract was expected to start on 1st April 2021 and be for an initial period of three months with the option to extend for a further 12 months.

The resource will be called off from the contract as needed but the maximum permissible contract value is £29,750 excl.VAT.

This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).

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NHS South Central and West Commissioning Support

NHS South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) is awarding a call off contract for specialist software development to support the development of SCW's Automation Accelerator programme, Automation Academy and Centre of Excellence.

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The contract was expected to start on

The contract was expected to start on 1st April 2021 and be for an initial period of three months with the option to extend for a further 12 months.

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This procurement has been carried out by

This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).

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