# DHSC: NHSPP: Rapid reviews health equity in AI medical devices-SP

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department of Health and Social Care](/buyers/department-of-health-and-social-care/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [University of Plymouth](/contract-winners/university-of-plymouth/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £20,400
- Tender value: £20,400
- Award date: 26 April 2023
- Published: 29 September 2023
- Contract start: 31 October 2022
- Contract end: 30 November 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: c79fd4b0-e780-40d9-8d99-18f76506af21-684995
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2946d006-b507-48a4-8173-d311d8d24d67

## Description

A rapid review of the current evidence on named medical devices for which concerns have been raised \(by clinicians and in the literature\) about potential for ethnic bias if they work differently depending on skin pigmentation of the patient\. Additional information: Contract signed and approvals received retrospectively to facilitate payment of invoice, because work had already been completed before Commercial Operations were contacted\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c79fd4b0-e780-40d9-8d99-18f76506af21-684995)