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Specialist Social Care Assessment AI Tool - Direct Award via G-Cloud 14

DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    30th June 2025 13:10:52 PM

  • Contract Summary

    Durham County Council require the use of a purpose made AI tool for social workers to be utilised within AHS & CYPS to automate documentation using natural language processing and machine learning. This specific tool will record audio, transcribe the audio and produce a specialist summary based on a template designed to support Durham County Council's requirements. The system will be user friendly and simple to use for Social Workers with a varying technical skills and comfort. The system is a fully secure web based system that will not need any specialist software and can be used by any of the Council's devices such as Smart Phone, Laptops, Tablet and Hybrid Machines. Therefore a direct award via the G-Cloud 14 framework has been conducted following Beam Up being identified as the sole provider of this system in a search, this will also retain continuity with the current standard tool being used by Social Workers in England.

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-b5fd17-5e9b5a92-8d7c-4c07-84e0-a706d3dadf24

    Publication Source

    Contracts Finder

    Procurement Stage

    AwardUpdate

    Procurement Method

    Selective

    Procurement Method Details

    Call-off From A Framework Agreement

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Tender Suitability

    SME VCSE

    Framework / DPS

    Framework

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    48000000

    CPV Division(s)

    48 - Software package and information systems

  • Awarding Authority

    DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL

    Buyer Name

    Christine Lundy

    Buyer Email

    christine.lundy@durham.gov.uk

    Buyer Phone

    03000260000

    Buyer Address

    County Hall

    DURHAM

    DH15UQ

    England

  • Awarded Supplier(s)

    Supplier Name(s)

    BEAM UP LTD.


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Specialist Social Care Assessment AI Tool - Direct Award via G-Cloud 14

DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    30th June 2025 13:02:38 PM

  • Contract Summary

    Durham County Council require the use of a purpose made AI tool for social workers to be utilised within AHS & CYPS to automate documentation using natural language processing and machine learning. This specific tool will record audio, transcribe the audio and produce a specialist summary based on a template designed to support Durham County Council's requirements. The system will be user friendly and simple to use for Social Workers with a varying technical skills and comfort. The system is a fully secure web based system that will not need any specialist software and can be used by any of the Council's devices such as Smart Phone, Laptops, Tablet and Hybrid Machines. Therefore a direct award via the G-Cloud 14 framework has been chosen in order to retain compatibility with the current standard tool being used by Social Workers in England.

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-b5fd17-5e9b5a92-8d7c-4c07-84e0-a706d3dadf24

    Publication Source

    Contracts Finder

    Procurement Stage

    Award

    Procurement Method

    Selective

    Procurement Method Details

    Call-off From A Framework Agreement

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Tender Suitability

    SME VCSE

    Framework / DPS

    Framework

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    48000000

    CPV Division(s)

    48 - Software package and information systems

  • Awarding Authority

    DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL

    Buyer Name

    Christine Lundy

    Buyer Email

    christine.lundy@durham.gov.uk

    Buyer Phone

    03000260000

    Buyer Address

    County Hall

    DURHAM

    DH15UQ

    England

  • Awarded Supplier(s)

    Supplier Name(s)

    BEAM UP LTD.