--- title: "Provision of an AI Technological Solution to Safeguard and Protect Funded Athletes and Coaches from Online Abuse" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-604caf9c-3b3b-48a2-b42c-eaf41580d343" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-604caf9c-3b3b-48a2-b42c-eaf41580d343" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-604caf9c-3b3b-48a2-b42c-eaf41580d343.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-604caf9c-3b3b-48a2-b42c-eaf41580d343.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL" published: "2025-02-03" --- # Provision of an AI Technological Solution to Safeguard and Protect Funded Athletes and Coaches from Online Abuse Buyer: THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-604caf9c-3b3b-48a2-b42c-eaf41580d343 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-604caf9c-3b3b-48a2-b42c-eaf41580d343) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-604caf9c-3b3b-48a2-b42c-eaf41580d343.json) ## Summary UK Sport is inviting tenders for the provision of an AI technological solution aimed at safeguarding and protecting funded athletes and coaches from online abuse. The procurement process is managed by the United Kingdom Sports Council, located in London, and falls under the information technology services industry category. This opportunity, titled "Provision of an AI Technological Solution to Safeguard and Protect Funded Athletes and Coaches from Online Abuse," has a tender submission deadline of 17th February 2025, with the contract period running from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2029. The procurement method is an open procedure, suitable for SMEs, and the total contract value is set at GBP 30,000. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in AI technological solutions, particularly those with a focus on safeguarding and content moderation. Companies that can offer innovative, scalable, and reliable AI-driven platforms to mitigate online abuse will find this contract well-suited to their expertise. Businesses can leverage this opportunity to enhance their portfolio, gain visibility within the sports sector, and contribute to a meaningful cause that supports and protects high-profile athletes and coaches. This contract promises growth by aligning technological innovation with positive societal impact within the sporting industry. ## Notice UK Sport is on a mission to create the greatest decade of extraordinary sporting moments, reaching, inspiring, and uniting the nation. As we've set out in our strategic plan, we want to ensure that British Olympic and Paralympic sport continues to win and to win well, whilst being underpinned by a thriving sporting system that delivers positive societal change. The increasingly digital world we live in has fundamentally changed and impacted the world of sport. In a crowded sporting ecosystem, Olympic and Paralympic sport challenges for reach and resonance across a four-year period. The role of an athlete has changed too, with social media platforms providing unprecedented access to elite athletes like never before. In capitalising on this fandom, athletes are now 24/7 brands, content creators, influencers, entrepreneurs, and advocates for a wide range of social causes. But with increased visibility and access, comes increased scrutiny. Scrutiny of our athlete's performances, their ethnicities, gender, disabilities, the size and shape of their bodies and so forth. This sits alongside public scrutiny of selection decisions that Performance Directors and Coaches undertake. As UK Sport continues to work with Chairs and CEOs of approximately 50 British National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of Olympic and Paralympic sports, as well as wider system partners to explore the opportunity to improve the reach and relevancy of Olympic and Paralympic sport, we believe now is the time to act to better protect and safeguard funded athletes and coaches from online abuse. UK Sport have recently undertaken a scoping exercise to inform the development of support and safeguarding for athletes and coaches on the World Class Programme (WCP). The work provided us with a series of recommendations, one of which was the procurement of an AI technological solution. Following the recommendations, UK Sport would now like to appoint an AI technological solution to support us through the Los Angeles Cycle (April 2025 to March 2029). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ef69a83d-00e6-4269-977d-d73a57228f90 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Feb 2025 | | Submission deadline | 17 Feb 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £30,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | East London | | Postcode | E14 4PU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets | | Local authority | Tower Hamlets | | Electoral ward | Canary Wharf | | Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72222300 - Information technology services ## Release History - 3 Feb 2025 at 13:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ef69a83d-00e6-4269-977d-d73a57228f90 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ef69a83d-00e6-4269-977d-d73a57228f90 3rd February 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/555bacee-77e6-4b6a-b83f-ddbbd07d9055 - https://www.uksport.gov.uk/about-us/tenders ## Notice URLs - https://www.uksport.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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