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title: "AI Strategic Business Partner"
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# AI Strategic Business Partner

Buyer: DSIT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-44639304-b36f-4577-8bd4-7ced35b680b9

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## Summary

The Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has completed a procurement process to appoint Capgemini UK plc as an AI Strategic Business Partner for the AI Safety Institute (AISI). This contract, classified under research services (CPV code 73110000), spans various global delivery locations including British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, the Isle of Man, the United Kingdom, and the Rest of the World. The procurement, conducted through a selective method using a dynamic purchasing system, concluded on 12 November 2024, with the contract period running from 19 December 2024 to 31 March 2025 at a value of £1,875,000.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities for companies specialising in AI safety research and consultancy. The selected partner, Capgemini UK plc, will engage in developing evaluations for frontier AI systems, discovery, and consultancy to enhance AI safety. The contract encourages participation from SMEs but is not geared towards VCSEs. Firms adept in the rapidly evolving AI landscape, capable of providing flexible and swift support in research and consultancy, are well-suited for such projects. This collaboration with DSIT can provide unparalleled exposure and impact within the AI safety domain.

## Notice

The AI Safety Institute ("AISI") are a function within the Department for Science Innovation and Technology ("the department"). AISI operates in a very fast-moving technology context where AI model capabilities are growing in rapid and sometimes unexpected ways, including across different languages and media. As part of its work AISI is seeking to stimulate the wider safety research marketplace. One element of this involves contracting a series of partners to help develop evaluations for frontier AI systems and involves discovery and consultancy with the AI market to support its core objective of improving the safety of frontier AI. Therefore, AISI is looking to appoint a Strategic Business Partner who can support this objective with an emphasis on flexibility and pace.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e0b3024b-d249-4446-8ef9-2c4bcc09d24a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Nov 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Dec 2024 |
| Contract period | 19 Dec 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,875,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DSIT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2EG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CAPGEMINI |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 13 Feb 2025 at 13:39 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e0b3024b-d249-4446-8ef9-2c4bcc09d24a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e0b3024b-d249-4446-8ef9-2c4bcc09d24a
  13th February 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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