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title: "con_25821 - Content Store"
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# con_25821 - Content Store

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e0a41f56-e25e-4474-9378-fc77d4548e2b

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## Summary

The Department for Education has completed the awarding process for the tender titled "con_25821 - Content Store," which falls under the IT services category, including consulting, software development, Internet, and support. The project focuses on transforming education by making content available in a machine-readable format to improve AI performance for educational purposes. This contract, awarded through a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system, is situated in London, United Kingdom, and spans from 2nd September 2024 to 1st September 2025. The total award value is £3,000,000, with Faculty Science Limited selected as the supplier.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those with a focus on educational technology. SMEs can especially benefit from such contracts as it aligns with innovative development in AI for education, thereby fostering growth and diversification. Companies adept at creating machine-readable content and developing educational tools would find this project highly compatible with their expertise and capabilities. Engaging in such projects can open up further opportunities within the education sector and enhance business credentials in cutting-edge educational innovations.

## Notice

Foundation model AI has the potential to transform education. The capability of large language models are in part determined by the content that they draw from. Through hackathons with the education sector, we found that standard LLMs weren't aligned with national standards and weren't ready for use in schools. We believe that there is significant potential value in making education content available in a more appropriate machine-readable format and structure, and encouraging the development of innovative tools based upon this content, in order to improve the performance of AI for education.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/836909a1-b9a6-4ca9-9ecd-6f63876ef1b8 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 8 May 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Aug 2024 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2024 - 1 Sep 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,000,000 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3BT |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FACULTY SCIENCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 2 Oct 2024 at 09:55 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/836909a1-b9a6-4ca9-9ecd-6f63876ef1b8
- 2 Oct 2024 at 07:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/836909a1-b9a6-4ca9-9ecd-6f63876ef1b8

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/836909a1-b9a6-4ca9-9ecd-6f63876ef1b8
  2nd October 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/29289924-75d4-4c5b-a138-401b6019dd27
  n/a
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/520fa3bb-a402-4a5f-bcaa-788a7e981211
  n/a

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