The role of procurement frameworks in responsible AI innovation in the National Health Service: a multi-stakeholder perspective
Procurement carries legal requirements across public services in the UK but, for stakeholders in clinical Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation, it is often poorly understood. This perspective piece summarises insights from a cross-sector workshop exploring the role of procurement frameworks in su...
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| author | Thomas D. Evans Thomas D. Evans Omer Ahmad Joseph E. Alderman Joseph E. Alderman Joseph E. Alderman Georgia Bailey Peter Bannister Peter Bannister Nick Barlow Natalie Davison Amanda Isaac Amanda Isaac Aditya U. Kale Aditya U. Kale Aditya U. Kale Trystan MacDonald Trystan MacDonald Trystan MacDonald Qasim Malik Qasim Malik Susan C. Shelmerdine Susan C. Shelmerdine Susan C. Shelmerdine Henry David Jeffry Hogg Henry David Jeffry Hogg Alastair K. Denniston Alastair K. Denniston Alastair K. Denniston Alastair K. Denniston |
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| description | Procurement carries legal requirements across public services in the UK but, for stakeholders in clinical Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation, it is often poorly understood. This perspective piece summarises insights from a cross-sector workshop exploring the role of procurement frameworks in supporting AI innovation in the National Health Service (NHS). The significant characteristics of AI from a procurement perspective are identified and their consequences are explored. The workshop identified challenges including visibility of AI procurement processes, uncertainty in the value in AI products, process inefficiencies, sustainability and framework design. Opportunities relating to AI procurement were also identified. These insights highlight the potential for procurement frameworks to enable responsible AI innovation in healthcare but acknowledge the need for collaborative efforts from a range of stakeholders to overcome the difficulties experienced by many to date. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d0cbd8ed90564860ab44683d576ebad52025-08-20T03:24:47ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Health Services2813-01462025-06-01510.3389/frhs.2025.16080871608087The role of procurement frameworks in responsible AI innovation in the National Health Service: a multi-stakeholder perspectiveThomas D. Evans0Thomas D. Evans1Omer Ahmad2Joseph E. Alderman3Joseph E. Alderman4Joseph E. Alderman5Georgia Bailey6Peter Bannister7Peter Bannister8Nick Barlow9Natalie Davison10Amanda Isaac11Amanda Isaac12Aditya U. Kale13Aditya U. Kale14Aditya U. Kale15Trystan MacDonald16Trystan MacDonald17Trystan MacDonald18Qasim Malik19Qasim Malik20Susan C. Shelmerdine21Susan C. Shelmerdine22Susan C. Shelmerdine23Henry David Jeffry Hogg24Henry David Jeffry Hogg25Alastair K. Denniston26Alastair K. Denniston27Alastair K. Denniston28Alastair K. Denniston29AI and Digital Health Team, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United KingdomSpecial Care Dental Services, George Eliot Hospitals NHS Trust, Nuneaton, United KingdomDivision of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London, London, United KingdomCollege of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United KingdomNational Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, Birmingham, United KingdomUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United KingdomSkin Analytics, London, United KingdomCollege of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United KingdomRomilly Life Sciences, London, United KingdomDrDoctor, London, United KingdomAI and Digital Health Team, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom0School of Biomedical Imaging and Imaging Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom1Royal College of Radiologists, London, United KingdomCollege of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United KingdomNational Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom2Department of Ophthalmology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United KingdomNational Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom2Department of Ophthalmology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom3Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United KingdomAI and Digital Health Team, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom4Respiratory Department, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom5Department of Clinical Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom6UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom7NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre, London, United KingdomUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom8Department of Applied Health Research, School of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United KingdomCollege of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United KingdomNational Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom9Birmingham Health Partners Centre for Regulatory Science and Innovation, Birmingham, United Kingdom0National Institute for Health and Care Research Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital/University College London, London, United KingdomProcurement carries legal requirements across public services in the UK but, for stakeholders in clinical Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation, it is often poorly understood. This perspective piece summarises insights from a cross-sector workshop exploring the role of procurement frameworks in supporting AI innovation in the National Health Service (NHS). The significant characteristics of AI from a procurement perspective are identified and their consequences are explored. The workshop identified challenges including visibility of AI procurement processes, uncertainty in the value in AI products, process inefficiencies, sustainability and framework design. Opportunities relating to AI procurement were also identified. These insights highlight the potential for procurement frameworks to enable responsible AI innovation in healthcare but acknowledge the need for collaborative efforts from a range of stakeholders to overcome the difficulties experienced by many to date.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frhs.2025.1608087/fullartificial intelligenceprocurementframeworksNational Health Serviceimplementation |
| spellingShingle | Thomas D. Evans Thomas D. Evans Omer Ahmad Joseph E. Alderman Joseph E. Alderman Joseph E. Alderman Georgia Bailey Peter Bannister Peter Bannister Nick Barlow Natalie Davison Amanda Isaac Amanda Isaac Aditya U. Kale Aditya U. Kale Aditya U. Kale Trystan MacDonald Trystan MacDonald Trystan MacDonald Qasim Malik Qasim Malik Susan C. Shelmerdine Susan C. Shelmerdine Susan C. Shelmerdine Henry David Jeffry Hogg Henry David Jeffry Hogg Alastair K. Denniston Alastair K. Denniston Alastair K. Denniston Alastair K. Denniston The role of procurement frameworks in responsible AI innovation in the National Health Service: a multi-stakeholder perspective Frontiers in Health Services artificial intelligence procurement frameworks National Health Service implementation |
| title | The role of procurement frameworks in responsible AI innovation in the National Health Service: a multi-stakeholder perspective |
| title_full | The role of procurement frameworks in responsible AI innovation in the National Health Service: a multi-stakeholder perspective |
| title_fullStr | The role of procurement frameworks in responsible AI innovation in the National Health Service: a multi-stakeholder perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of procurement frameworks in responsible AI innovation in the National Health Service: a multi-stakeholder perspective |
| title_short | The role of procurement frameworks in responsible AI innovation in the National Health Service: a multi-stakeholder perspective |
| title_sort | role of procurement frameworks in responsible ai innovation in the national health service a multi stakeholder perspective |
| topic | artificial intelligence procurement frameworks National Health Service implementation |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frhs.2025.1608087/full |
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