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AVT Self Certified Registry for the use of AI-Enabled Ambient Scribing Products

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Published
29 October 2025
Submission
14 December 2029in 3 years

Tender description

The National Commercial and Procurement Hub on behalf of NHS England are seeking to establish an AVT registry of suppliers for the use of AI-enabled ambient scribing products across all health and care settings, extending to both primary care (general practices) and acute hospital trusts (“AVT Registry”). The aim is to create and develop a safe and robust register with an accompanying resource and evidence library to better inform buying authorities so that they can ensure compliance with the guidance issued by NHS England. The register will enable Practices, commissioners of primary care services (eg Primary Care Networks and Integrated Care Boards and Systems on behalf of Practices) and other health organisations (“Buyers”) to review the documentation and ensure it meets the local requirements. The registry operationalises the requirements by offering a transparent, centralised platform where AVT suppliers can self-declare compliance. It is not a procurement mechanism, but a strategic enabler that: • Lists AVT solutions that have submitted evidence of self-certification with NHS standards • Supports procurement and pilot planning by surfacing vendor capabilities • Encourages transparency around safety, data handling, and performance • Enables monitoring and evaluation of real-world use and outcomes • Facilitates cross-system learning and reduces duplication across ICBs

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published29 October 2025
    Current notice
  2. Next: Submission date14 December 2029in 3 years

About the buyer

NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit is a healthcare buyer, an NHS commissioning support unit that runs procurement for integrated care boards, NHS trusts and healthcare providers. A healthcare procurement team runs end-to-end tendering for clinical services. Tenders are advertised through the In-Tend portal, where suppliers register to bid. A Dynamic Purchasing System covers commonly sourced goods and services such as orthodontics, consultancy and IT solutions. Purchase-to-pay processes and catalogues run through a transactional procurement service for member organisations.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit's contract awards have been in software and information systems, IT services and education and training.

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