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Provision of a Strategic Partnership for Delivery of Intelligent Intake Orchestration & Autonomous Sourcing Service

Crown Commercial Service

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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22 Oct 2026 at 16:28

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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16 Oct 2026 at 14:15

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Government Commercial Agency (GCA) bought a digital procurement assistant to guide users through key stages of procurement using its existing and future commercial agreements, including frameworks, dynamic markets and other routes to market. The service covers intake triage, AI-supported searches for requirements and AI-assisted preparation of tender documents, providing an end-to-end journey. This is a digital procurement and information technology service, delivered for use across the United Kingdom. The requirement is intended to help users navigate GCA’s commercial routes and produce procurement documentation, rather than provide a general-purpose AI tool.

The procurement is complete: Cognizant Worldwide Limited was selected through a competitive award under a framework. The award was made on 16 October 2026 and the contract was signed on 21 October 2026. Its value is £20 million excluding VAT (£24 million including VAT). The contract runs from 26 October 2026 to 31 March 2030, with one or more extensions permitted up to a combined maximum of 18 months, taking the latest possible end date to 30 September 2031. There was one lot. The published process information does not set out the detailed evaluation criteria or participation requirements.

This award shows demand from the GCA for an integrated digital procurement service that combines intake triage, AI-supported requirement search and AI-assisted tender-document generation across frameworks, dynamic markets and other commercial routes. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to demonstrate the ability to connect these functions into a coherent end-to-end user journey, support adoption across procurement channels and reduce procurement cycle times. The contract’s agreed performance measures focus on end-to-end cycle-time reduction, service adoption and channel shift, so suppliers should be prepared to evidence outcomes in those areas as well as the capability to deliver and operate the service at central-government scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of a Strategic Partnership for Delivery of Intelligent Intake Orchestration & Autonomous Sourcing Service

Notice Description

Government Commercial Agency (GCA) is the Buyer and is procuring a digital procurement assistant tool to support users through key stages of the procurement journey via GCA's current and future commercial agreements, including frameworks, dynamic markets and other commercial routes to market. It provides an end-to-end journey including intake triage, AI-supported requirement search, and AI-assisted tender document generation.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07899f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100159-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72222300 - Information technology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£20,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£20,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
26 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Crown Commercial Service
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 9PP
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
City Centre North
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Cognizant Worldwide Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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