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Technical analysis and comparison of approaches to bias identification and mitigation in decision making algorithms

DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT

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28 Sep 2019 at 11:50

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is seeking proposals for a research project titled "Technical analysis and comparison of approaches to bias identification and mitigation in decision making algorithms." This procurement falls under the category of research consultancy services, specifically targeting the financial services and recruitment industries. The tender has an open procurement method and will remain active until the submission deadline of 25th October 2019. The contract is expected to commence on 25th November 2019 and conclude by 31st January 2020, with work to be conducted in London, United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in research consultancy, particularly those with expertise in bias mitigation and decision-making algorithms in the financial and recruitment sectors. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to apply, as their innovative approaches can contribute valuable insights to the commission's objectives. Competing firms should have a strong background in data ethics and may benefit from aligning their capabilities with the standards of bias identification and mitigation explored in this research.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Technical analysis and comparison of approaches to bias identification and mitigation in decision making algorithms

Notice Description

With particular reference to approaches within financial services and recruitment, The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) is commissioning a piece of research analysing, assessing and comparing the various approaches to bias mitigation as well as providing detailed technical standards which could be used to identify bias and means for mitigating bias. We will use the outputs produced through this work to develop our recommendations for Government themed around the areas of tools, data and governance which will be published in March 2020. We will provide an initial list of tools and approaches to guide the assessment and standards development, however further work will be needed to ensure this has sufficient coverage to capture all the key approaches available. The focus of our work in this space is financial services and recruitment. Therefore, we would expect this work to provide good coverage and analysis of tools that are explicitly aimed at these two sectors.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-73af919d-37c2-4ce1-a118-54356fcb338c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6de0b384-5b94-472e-90b5-dd10fe77340c
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73210000 - Research consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Sep 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
25 Oct 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
25 Nov 2019 - 31 Jan 2020 1-6 months
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
DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2BQ
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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