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title: "(NU/1433-44) Senseful AI: The Provision of Business Consultancy to Assist Commercialisation of University Research"
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# (NU/1433-44) Senseful AI: The Provision of Business Consultancy to Assist Commercialisation of University Research

Buyer: NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bd667d06-5cea-4823-83e7-63d7415d6cf0

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## Summary

Newcastle University has awarded a contract for the provision of business consultancy services related to linguistics, anthropology, and cognitive sciences. The contract value is £30,000 GBP, with the procurement stage being a selective process following a restricted procedure. The contract period is from 14th November 2022 to 14th May 2023, based in England, United Kingdom under the main procurement category of business and management consultancy services.

This tender presents an opportunity for business growth, particularly for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in commercialisation, linguistics, and technology development. Businesses interested in innovative search engine technologies and business plan development can compete for this contract, facilitated by Newcastle University and targeting advancements in data search functionalities.

## Notice

As a professional philologist whose research rests at the intersection of linguistics, anthropology, and the cognitive sciences, Dr William Short (PhD, University of California, Berkeley) has pioneered the development of an approach to the description of the conceptual systems of historical societies through the close analysis of language and text. As part of this research, Dr Short developed an innovative search engine technology that enables the identification of relations between concepts within large text corpora, independent of how those concepts happen to be expressed lexically. Seeing this tool's potential to make searching textual data of all kinds more efficient, more productive, and more rewarding, Dr Short has launched Senseful AI to commercialise the technology for data providers hoping to offer advanced, sophisticated search functionalities to their users. We are looking for an Executive with the initial brief of the executive will be to: Phase 1 Opportunity validation and business plan creation Review existing business ambitions and options for optimal route to market and generate a viable business plan with realistic funding requirements built on sound market research Phase 2 Spinout approval Work with University of Exeter's technology transfer office and founder academics to develop business case to obtain approval and sign-off for the spin-out company creation Phase 3 Complete necessary stages for being "ready to spin" including company formation relevant legal agreements. Phase 4 Securing seed investment into the company Achieve investor engagement, commitment and completing a Term Sheet and investment completion, to cover funding required by the business to deliver against the business plan.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2433a9b5-8940-4d97-9154-4ce9fedc09ef |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Nov 2022 |
| Contract period | 14 Nov 2022 - 14 May 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £30,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £30,000 |
| 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 | NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 7RU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ADELPHI DIGITAL CONSULTING GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

## Release History

- 25 Nov 2022 at 10:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2433a9b5-8940-4d97-9154-4ce9fedc09ef

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2433a9b5-8940-4d97-9154-4ce9fedc09ef
  25th November 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.ncl.ac.uk

## Provenance

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