Tender

Provision of an AI Technological Solution to Safeguard and Protect Funded Athletes and Coaches from Online Abuse

THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL

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Tender

03 Feb 2025 at 13:45

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

UK Sport is inviting tenders for the provision of an AI technological solution aimed at safeguarding and protecting funded athletes and coaches from online abuse. The procurement process is managed by the United Kingdom Sports Council, located in London, and falls under the information technology services industry category. This opportunity, titled "Provision of an AI Technological Solution to Safeguard and Protect Funded Athletes and Coaches from Online Abuse," has a tender submission deadline of 17th February 2025, with the contract period running from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2029. The procurement method is an open procedure, suitable for SMEs, and the total contract value is set at GBP 30,000.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in AI technological solutions, particularly those with a focus on safeguarding and content moderation. Companies that can offer innovative, scalable, and reliable AI-driven platforms to mitigate online abuse will find this contract well-suited to their expertise. Businesses can leverage this opportunity to enhance their portfolio, gain visibility within the sports sector, and contribute to a meaningful cause that supports and protects high-profile athletes and coaches. This contract promises growth by aligning technological innovation with positive societal impact within the sporting industry.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of an AI Technological Solution to Safeguard and Protect Funded Athletes and Coaches from Online Abuse

Notice Description

UK Sport is on a mission to create the greatest decade of extraordinary sporting moments, reaching, inspiring, and uniting the nation. As we've set out in our strategic plan, we want to ensure that British Olympic and Paralympic sport continues to win and to win well, whilst being underpinned by a thriving sporting system that delivers positive societal change. The increasingly digital world we live in has fundamentally changed and impacted the world of sport. In a crowded sporting ecosystem, Olympic and Paralympic sport challenges for reach and resonance across a four-year period. The role of an athlete has changed too, with social media platforms providing unprecedented access to elite athletes like never before. In capitalising on this fandom, athletes are now 24/7 brands, content creators, influencers, entrepreneurs, and advocates for a wide range of social causes. But with increased visibility and access, comes increased scrutiny. Scrutiny of our athlete's performances, their ethnicities, gender, disabilities, the size and shape of their bodies and so forth. This sits alongside public scrutiny of selection decisions that Performance Directors and Coaches undertake. As UK Sport continues to work with Chairs and CEOs of approximately 50 British National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of Olympic and Paralympic sports, as well as wider system partners to explore the opportunity to improve the reach and relevancy of Olympic and Paralympic sport, we believe now is the time to act to better protect and safeguard funded athletes and coaches from online abuse. UK Sport have recently undertaken a scoping exercise to inform the development of support and safeguarding for athletes and coaches on the World Class Programme (WCP). The work provided us with a series of recommendations, one of which was the procurement of an AI technological solution. Following the recommendations, UK Sport would now like to appoint an AI technological solution to support us through the Los Angeles Cycle (April 2025 to March 2029).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-604caf9c-3b3b-48a2-b42c-eaf41580d343
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ef69a83d-00e6-4269-977d-d73a57228f90
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72222300 - Information technology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£30,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Feb 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Feb 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2029 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL
Contact Name
Josh saydraouten
Contact Email
josh.saydraouten@uksport.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 4PU
Post Town
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Further Information

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