Notice Information
Notice Title
AI Project Delivery & Development
Notice Description
The Data team in the Office for Students works as an enabler to the whole organisation providing insight and data as well as collecting and assuring data from higher education providers and supporting internal processes with automation and data visualisation.We have identified internal processes that can be transformed with AI and automation. Making use of our data platform (Azure and Databricks) we can provide significant time savings and improve process consistency. Development and exploitation of the platform will be key deliverables of this contract, as well as upskilling Data colleagues.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The approximate value of the 12 month extension period, if taken up, will be PS200,000. This is allowing for delivered initiatives to embed and mature.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fec8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024278-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £833,333 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £833,333 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £657,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £657,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Feb 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 17 Mar 2026 - 15 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- OFFICE FOR STUDENTS
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS34 8SR
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- TLK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Gifford
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024278-2026
17th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012644-2026
11th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000055-2026
2nd January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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