Artificial Intelligence

Description

This Dynamic Purchasing System offers access to the latest artificial intelligence and emerging technology services. It is open to all UK public sector bodies for support in areas such as machine learning to help with managing and using data, and AI applications like medical imaging software to improve diagnosis in healthcare and much more.

You can procure Methods services through the following Lots: 

Filter Category Level 1. Scope of Engagement

Customers will be able to filter suppliers by the type of support they are seeking, including AI discovery, licencing, customisation and support, end-to-end partnerships.

Filter Category Level 2. Type of AI

This will provide customers with the ability to select various types of technology such as AI applications, augmented decision making, data and analytics, virtual assistants and chatbots and medical AI technology

Filter Category Level 3. Medical AI Technology

This filter will allow customers to shortlist suppliers against the emerging pipeline of AI technologies in health and social care,  such as screening, diagnosis, augmented decision making, improving system efficiency and more.

Filter Category Level 4. Sector

This will allow customers to identify suppliers with experience in particular sectors such as blue light, central government, devolved administrations, health, local government and not-for-profit.

Benefits

• A dynamic filtering system – giving buyers flexibility based on their requirements and can easily identify potential eligible suppliers
• Promotes standards and criteria for AI and data-driven technology in healthcare
• Addresses ethical considerations when innovating and buying AI and was designed to help customers build a strong ethics process
• Quality, price, and cultural fit (including social value) can be assessed based on individual customer requirements

All of Method’s services are underpinned by ISO and Cyber Essentials Plus certification.

How can you buy our services?

Suppliers can be selected via mini competition. Please refer to the buyer’s guidance here.

Further information

To find out more information about Artificial Intelligence services offered by Methods, please see here.

If you would like more information on how to procure through any of Method’s frameworks, please contact bidteam@methods.co.uk