Notice Information
Notice Title
Generative AI for customer contact - Enabling Phase
Notice Description
A 9-week project to build the foundations for a project to evaluate the effectiveness of Generative AI for three live use cases, in order to build robust evidence to support future investment
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-94e9781a-ae4a-40c4-ba97-0a79db6d05a1
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/50911725-3636-48c4-a76f-24be7e5f20e0
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79411000 - General management consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £133,875 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £133,875 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 Jul 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Jul 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 3 Aug 2025 - 6 Oct 2025 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEFRA
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 3JR
- 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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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/50911725-3636-48c4-a76f-24be7e5f20e0
31st July 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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