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DHSC: AI Ambassador Network

Department of Health and Social Care

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22 Oct 2026 at 10:33

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) commissioned a national evaluation of the AI Ambassador Network, which DHSC leads and oversees. The work is market research and evaluation services, intended to assess the network rather than deliver the network itself. The requirement is national in scope, with the procurement listing London as a delivery address and the United Kingdom as the wider location. Edinburgh Innovations Limited was selected to carry out the evaluation. This requirement is suited to organisations providing independent evaluation and research services for public programmes, particularly those able to work across a national network. The buyer is DHSC.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Edinburgh Innovations Limited on 25 September 2026. The award is valued at £46,100. The estimated procurement range was £46,100 to £55,320. The contract runs from 25 September 2026 to 10 May 2027. DHSC used a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The process had a submission deadline of 24 September 2026 at 12 noon. The published evaluation basis and detailed eligibility requirements are not reflected in the procurement information. It was a single national requirement, with no lots identified. The process was classified as a service procurement for market research.

This award demonstrates demand from DHSC for a national evaluation of a health-related network, with delivery expected within a defined, relatively short project period. Suppliers seeking comparable work would need credible evaluation and market research capability, including the ability to assess a programme operating across a national network and produce findings useful to the department overseeing it. Experience with public-sector programme evaluation and the capacity to coordinate research at national scale would be relevant strengths. The successful provider, Edinburgh Innovations Limited, is identified as an SME, showing that a smaller supplier secured this work. The call-off route through a dynamic purchasing system is also relevant to suppliers considering how to position themselves for similar requirements from DHSC.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

DHSC: AI Ambassador Network

Notice Description

DHSC are procuring a national Evaluator to conduct an evaluation of the AI Ambassador Network which they lead and oversee.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a5f6aa80-1ccb-4d38-9b00-46b5aedfda53
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b8e9bfa5-e658-41e1-a6ee-50380670d5ad
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79310000 - Market research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£55,320 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£46,100 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
25 Sep 2026 - 10 May 2027 6-12 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
Department of Health and Social Care
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 0EU
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

University of Edinburgh

Further Information

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