Notice Information
Notice Title
AI Coding Assistants Licences Reseller
Notice Description
Government Digital Service (GDS) requires licences for a comprehensive range of AI coding assistants (AICAs), for deployment rapidly and at scale to software engineering teams across the UK public sector.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-d90b1d32-43cf-4c83-bee2-63d19b42fa5a
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e93283a-f450-4061-8980-24adead4aaaa
- 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
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72260000 - Software-related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £700,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £700,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 7 Jan 2026 - 7 Jul 2026 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
- DSIT
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commissioning-digital@dsit.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1A 2EG
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e93283a-f450-4061-8980-24adead4aaaa
12th January 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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