--- title: "PS22481 - Evaluation of options to expand AI & ML capability at DC" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a5484b69-f101-427f-8295-09c086895e83" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a5484b69-f101-427f-8295-09c086895e83" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a5484b69-f101-427f-8295-09c086895e83.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a5484b69-f101-427f-8295-09c086895e83.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY" published: "2023-01-26" --- # PS22481 - Evaluation of options to expand AI & ML capability at DC Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a5484b69-f101-427f-8295-09c086895e83 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a5484b69-f101-427f-8295-09c086895e83) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a5484b69-f101-427f-8295-09c086895e83.json) ## Summary The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has published a tender titled "PS22481 - Evaluation of options to expand AI & ML capability at DC" under the research and experimental development services category. The final submission deadline is Monday 13th February 2023 at 11:00. The procurement aims to align with the UK government's National AI Strategy to boost AI technologies' adoption across all sectors of the economy. The contract involves two phases of work, with the first phase focused on information gathering and the second on evaluation and analysis. This procurement presents an opportunity for businesses interested in AI and ML technologies to expand their capabilities. Organizations with expertise in research and development, consultancy services, and the design and execution of research projects are well-suited to compete. Being under the services category, this tender provides an avenue for specialised enterprises to contribute to the growth of AI technologies in the UK economy. Interested businesses should ensure timely submission of responses through the designated Jaggaer eSourcing Portal to be considered for this opportunity. ## Notice The final date and time for the submission of bids is Monday 13th February 2023 at 11:00. DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal. Brief Description of Requirement UK government's National AI Strategy set out a 10-year plan to make Britain a global superpower. The output from the work we are looking to tender with this document aligns with the priorities set out under Pillar 1 and 2 of the National AI strategy and more specifically with the need for applied AI technologies to new use cases and ensuring AI benefits all sectors of the UK economy. A previous report has suggested that AI could benefit the UK economy by an uplift of 22% GDP. With this tender, we are looking to identify a short list of options and associated economic benefits for investing in the expansion of capabilities by Digital Catapult to develop a national resource for the acceleration of testing and development of new AI & ML solutions. The Digital Catapult already has capability in this technology and delivers a number of different business support functions including the Machine Intelligence Garage and INJECT. We seek to identify and prioritise a list of additional investment options that have the capacity to accelerate the adoption of AI technologies in the UK economy. The services tendered in this document seek to identify and quantify ROI from a short list of possible investment options to expand Digital Catapults' capabilities in Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning and associated enabling technologies/infrastructure to support the acceleration of adoption of AI & ML in the industry. The work will be delivered in two phases. The information gathering phase 1, that will lead to an interim report to outline the key findings gathered and phase 2 that will engage in evaluating and analysing information gathered and lead to writing of the final documents. Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the Supplier Attachments tab within the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal. This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria as set out in the ITQ document. How to Apply UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal for this procurement. To register on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal please use the link https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ and follow the instructions to register as a supplier. If you are already registered on the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/. Once you are logged into the system you will be able to locate the Procurement you wish to leave a bid on by clicking the ITTs Open to All Suppliers and searching for the reference number PS22481. Additional information: DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations that apply to this opportunity. Responses must be received by the date and time in the tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the Jaggaer eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered by the Contracting Authority further for this opportunity, unless a system outage is experienced, to which the Contracting Authority will advise upon accordingly. Interested organisations should ensure that they allow a sufficiency of time, prior to the deadline to allow all sections to be completed in full and any attachments to be uploaded. 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The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: i. not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and ii. to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement; and under no circumstances as part of your organisations participation in this opportunity, will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by any organisation as a result. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a contract with any successful organisation(s), this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of your organisation in doing so. About UK Shared Business Services UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise. Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority. Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations. For full details of our partner base please review the following link: http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/contracts/Pages/default.aspx ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/86b1e745-0268-4923-9225-8b90ce34b553 | | 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 | 26 Jan 2023 | | Submission deadline | 13 Feb 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 27 Feb 2023 - 23 Jun 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £80,000 | | 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY | | Locality | SWINDON, | | Post town | Swindon | | Postcode | SN2 1FF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon | | Local authority | Swindon | | Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney | | Westminster constituency | Swindon North | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73100000 - Research and experimental development services - 73110000 - Research services - 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services - 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development ## Release History - 26 Jan 2023 at 15:07 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/86b1e745-0268-4923-9225-8b90ce34b553 - 26 Jan 2023 at 15:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/86b1e745-0268-4923-9225-8b90ce34b553 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/86b1e745-0268-4923-9225-8b90ce34b553 26th January 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5e1f66d1-bd66-4838-9db0-336523545315 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/509cb5c8-638c-4f18-8c16-dea4ef52a369 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5f9c8e10-e208-42cf-9e63-64f042892e46 n/a - https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ Jaggaer eSourcing Portal - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8ff11a48-ac5e-4dd2-84aa-80e40cb982c5 n/a ## Notice URLs - http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/contracts/Pages/default.aspx - https://www.ukri.org/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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