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NDL Hackathon Kickstarter Event UK7

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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16 Jul 2026 at 13:52

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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24 Jun 2026 at 16:02

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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24 Jun 2026 at 13:24

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology commissioned event services for the National Data Library programme. The work tests what public-sector departments need to do to prepare their data for effective access by large language models and other artificial intelligence tools. The specific case study concerns the Met Office and involves Connected Places Catapult delivering a one-day hackathon at the centre of this work. The activity is delivered in the United Kingdom. This is a specialist public-sector data, artificial intelligence and facilitated workshop requirement, rather than a general event-management commission. The buyer is a central government department based in London, while the appointed supplier, Connected Places Catapult, is also based in London.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. Connected Places Catapult was awarded the contract on 24 June 2026. The awarded value is £25,195 excluding VAT and £30,234 including VAT. The award period was 6 July to 31 July 2026. A contract was signed on 14 July 2026 and is active, with a contract period running from 14 July to 31 August 2026. There was one completed lot. The recorded service classification is event services. The process used a direct award route, so suppliers were not evaluated through an open tender competition. The award and contract relate to the same one-day hackathon requirement for the National Data Library and Met Office case study.

For a supplier assessing future work with this buyer, the procurement demonstrates demand for practical data-readiness activity supporting large language models and artificial intelligence in government. A credible competitor would need to design and facilitate a focused hackathon, understand how public-sector departments prepare data for effective machine access, and translate technical issues into a useful working session for departmental stakeholders. Experience of working with government data owners, research or innovation programmes, and organisations such as the Met Office would strengthen a supplier’s position. Relevant capability is likely to span workshop delivery, data strategy, artificial intelligence applications and stakeholder facilitation, with enough capacity to deliver a concentrated, case-study-led event and produce useful outcomes for the National Data Library programme.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NDL Hackathon Kickstarter Event UK7

Notice Description

The National Data Library is testing what public-sector departments need to do to make their data ready for LLMs and AI tools to access it effectively. The Met Office Kickstarter is one such case study, for which Connected Places Catapult (CPC) will deliver a one-day hackathon at the centre of this work.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bc28
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067281-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79952000 - Event services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£25,195 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£25,195 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
14 Jul 2026 - 31 Aug 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active, Pending
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2EG
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

Connected Places Catapult

Further Information

Notice Documents

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