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Defence AI Centre Tech Enablers Accelerator

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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28 Nov 2023 at 10:17

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Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract for the Defence AI Centre Tech Enablers Accelerator project to Capgemini UK. The contract, valued at £729,000 GBP, falls under the services category of Systems and technical consultancy services. The procurement method used was Competitive quotation (below threshold). The contract period is from 7th November 2023 to 15th March 2024, with the tender period ending on 29th September 2023. The project is located in England, United Kingdom.

This tender from the Ministry of Defence presents an opportunity for service providers specialising in technical consultancy services to compete for accelerating AI technical enablers. As the contract value is within a limited procurement threshold, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate. Businesses with expertise in AI project deployment, data accessibility, AI model management, and integration are well-suited to support the Ministry of Defence in achieving its technical objectives at pace.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Defence AI Centre Tech Enablers Accelerator

Notice Description

The DAIC is seeking a provider (or group of providers) to provide a suitably experienced technical team to accelerate our Technical Enablers for AI line of effort. This "Accelerator" package of work will support the DAIC in delivering our immediate technical objectives at pace. In essence this work will provide an initial "Technology Office" for the DAIC, working to the DAIC Technical Head. The supplier should provide technical expertise so that the DAIC is able to deliver enabling capability for AI. This expertise will support four goals: a) Identifying the required technical enabling capability, options, and approaches/designs, leading to the development of a Technical Enablers strategy and roadmap. b) Developing and managing requirements we will need to be prioritised and delivered by the wider Defence Digital and Digital Foundry technology programmes. c) Iterative design, development and testing of initial enabling capabilities and processes, through prototyping to MVP/Alpha-level maturity. The key priorities within this work will include: a. Facilitating AI project deployment to different platform environments; b. Supporting the availability of, and accessibility to, AI Ready data; and; c. De-risking of AI model management and integration. d. Definition of, and knowledge transfer to, an enduring technical enablers team

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e93ef140-d2d2-431b-b85d-1aaf910416e8
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Competitive quotation (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

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

CPV Codes

72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£729,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£729,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Nov 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
29 Sep 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Sep 20232 years ago
Contract Period
7 Nov 2023 - 15 Mar 2024 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
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2HB
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
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CAPGEMINI

Further Information

Notice Documents

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