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title: "Synthetic Data Validation Contract Award Notice"
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# Synthetic Data Validation Contract Award Notice

Buyer: DFTC - DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-98a326ee-871b-4b91-9a88-0b3877bcb4e3

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## Summary

The Department for Transport (DfTc) has awarded a contract titled "Synthetic Data Validation Contract Award Notice" in the transport services industry category. The procurement process was conducted using an open procedure and is currently in the award stage, with the contract value set at £120,900. The contract was initiated on November 10, 2021, and spans from November 26, 2021, to March 31, 2022. The project primarily focuses on developing algorithms for automated security threat detection, requiring synthetic data creation and validation, specifically benefitting airports by enhancing operational efficiency.

This tender presents ample opportunities for businesses engaged in data services, machine learning, and algorithm development, particularly those operating within the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector. Companies adept at generating synthetic datasets and building robust security algorithms will find this contract aligns well with their capabilities. Engaging with this procurement can foster growth in technical expertise and expand business networks within the transport sector, catering to increasing demands for data-driven solutions in security operations.

## Notice

For the development of algorithms for the automated detection of security threats there is a need for data sets of both the threats to be found and of innocuous items to ensure that the algorithm performance does not impede on the operational needs of airports. With the advent of machine and deep learning algorithms there is a requirement for large volumes of data, this, combined with the fact that some of the materials that regulators wish algorithms to identify are hard to handle in large quantities meaning that the creation of data is slow or inadequate to meet the demands of development and deployment of algorithms to meet all stakeholder needs. The purpose of this contract is to develop a means by which synthetically created data can be created and validated as to be identical and indistinguishable from data created by scanning real objects in security systems.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2d88734-7866-4e72-8ebb-85793fa5494d |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Jan 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Oct 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Nov 2021 |
| Contract period | 26 Nov 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £120,900 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £120,900 |
| 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 | DFTC - DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DR |
| 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 | Vincent Square |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 25 Jan 2022 at 13:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2d88734-7866-4e72-8ebb-85793fa5494d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2d88734-7866-4e72-8ebb-85793fa5494d
  25th January 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/bf098cce-a17f-4b02-bcfa-a9fc9334ff63
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