| Reference | FOI2026/2005 |
|---|---|
| Description | Artificial Intelligence Contracts 2023 - 2025 |
| Date Requested | 03/09/2026 |
| Date Replied | 07/10/2026 |
| Category | Contract Management |
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I wish to receive details of all contracts for Artificial Intelligence (variously known as “AI”, predictive analytics, algorithmic risk stratification, predictive risk modelling, population health management, case finding, patient segmentation, clinical decision support, etc) or AI-enabled services which were active during the calendar years 2023, 2024 or 2025.
This should include contracts with your ICB and any predecessor ICBs or CCGs.
For each contract, please provide:
| Contract reference and scope assessment | 1. Contracted parties | 2. AI or relevant service | 3. Start and end dates | 4. Procurement route/framework | 5. Status | 6. Party deciding not to continue | 7. Recorded reason | 8. Patient data and supplier access | 9. Individual-patient decisions and human review |
| NHCGMICB1457
NHCGMICB1871 |
NHS Greater Manchester ICB, HMR locality; Skin Analytics Ltd. No subcontractors recorded. | Cloud-based Skin Analytics platform using the DERM AI algorithm to analyse dermatoscopic images and support assessment and triage of suspected skin cancer. | 07/10/2024 to 31/03/2026
New agreement subsequently put in place expiring 30/10/2026 |
Direct award without competition. | Live. | TBC. | No reason for replacement or non-continuation is recorded. | A Data Protection Addendum is recorded and the system analyses patient skin-lesion images. | Yes, outputs support the assessment and triage of individual patients. |
| NHCGMICB1564 | NHS Greater Manchester ICB; Midlands & Lancashire CSU. No subcontractors recorded. | Waiting list Validation through AI using a chatbot function. | 01/03/2025 to 31/03/2025. | Supplier terms and conditions; specific procurement route/framework not recorded. | Expired. The register records that confirmation of whether the service remained required was outstanding. | TBC. | No termination or non-renewal reason recorded. | No patient-data classification or supplier-access information is recorded. An email has been received from the IG team to confirm they have reviewed a completed DPIA proforma and confirmed a full or mini DPIA is not required for these goods / services (please upload in the next section) | the register does not confirm how outputs were used or whether human review was mandatory. |
| NHCGMICB1502 | NHS Greater Manchester ICB; Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, WWL. Skin Analytics is identified as the funded service. No subcontractors recorded. | Monies transferred to each trust to deploy DERM within their suspected cancer referral pathway Linked to the AI dermatology pathway. | 01/12/2024 to 30/11/2025. | Direct award without competition; Letter of Funding. | Expired or awaiting final confirmation at the point represented in the register. | TBC. | No reason recorded beyond the expected expiry of the arrangement. | Connected to NHCGMICB1457
NHCGMICB1871 |
Connected to NHCGMICB1457
NHCGMICB1871 |
| Data Robot via Interworks Europe | DataRobot is an enterprise-scale AI platform designed to help organizations build, operate, and govern predictive, generative, and agentic AI models | Active calendar years during 2023, 2024 and 2025 | G-Cloud 13 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing | No – Anonymised data | No, exploratory |