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title: "Technical analysis and comparison of approaches to bias identification and mitigation in decision making algorithms"
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# Technical analysis and comparison of approaches to bias identification and mitigation in decision making algorithms

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-73af919d-37c2-4ce1-a118-54356fcb338c

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## Summary

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is seeking proposals for a research project titled "Technical analysis and comparison of approaches to bias identification and mitigation in decision making algorithms." This procurement falls under the category of research consultancy services, specifically targeting the financial services and recruitment industries. The tender has an open procurement method and will remain active until the submission deadline of 25th October 2019. The contract is expected to commence on 25th November 2019 and conclude by 31st January 2020, with work to be conducted in London, United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in research consultancy, particularly those with expertise in bias mitigation and decision-making algorithms in the financial and recruitment sectors. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to apply, as their innovative approaches can contribute valuable insights to the commission's objectives. Competing firms should have a strong background in data ethics and may benefit from aligning their capabilities with the standards of bias identification and mitigation explored in this research.

## Notice

With particular reference to approaches within financial services and recruitment, The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) is commissioning a piece of research analysing, assessing and comparing the various approaches to bias mitigation as well as providing detailed technical standards which could be used to identify bias and means for mitigating bias. We will use the outputs produced through this work to develop our recommendations for Government themed around the areas of tools, data and governance which will be published in March 2020. We will provide an initial list of tools and approaches to guide the assessment and standards development, however further work will be needed to ensure this has sufficient coverage to capture all the key approaches available. The focus of our work in this space is financial services and recruitment. Therefore, we would expect this work to provide good coverage and analysis of tools that are explicitly aimed at these two sectors.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6de0b384-5b94-472e-90b5-dd10fe77340c |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Sep 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Oct 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 25 Nov 2019 - 31 Jan 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2BQ |
| 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 | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73210000 - Research consultancy services

## Release History

- 28 Sep 2019 at 11:50 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6de0b384-5b94-472e-90b5-dd10fe77340c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6de0b384-5b94-472e-90b5-dd10fe77340c
  28th September 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-consultancy-services./M4T973ZQ3F
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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