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title: "GOV.UK Agentic AI Companion"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04f85e"
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current_stage: "Tender"
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published: "2025-08-18"
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# GOV.UK Agentic AI Companion

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f85e

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## Summary

The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT), based in London, is actively engaging in a tender process to develop an AI-powered virtual companion, the GOV.UK Agentic AI Companion. This project, which falls under the Information Technology Services category, is specifically focused on providing tailored guidance for major life events, specifically targeting users re-entering the workforce. The tender is at the 'active' stage, with key deadlines for enquiries set for 4th September 2025, and the submission period ending on 12th September 2025. The process adopts an open competition method, highlighting opportunities for collaboration and innovation in the artificial intelligence sector for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs).

This tender offers significant potential for business growth for companies specialising in AI, particularly those focused on developing intelligent and adaptive technologies. The initiative presents a unique opportunity for businesses to contribute to a forward-thinking project that integrates AI into government services, directly impacting public interaction with the GOV.UK platform. Organisations with expertise in AI consultancy, digital services, deployment, integration, and licensing might find the subsequent phases particularly beneficial, as DSIT plans to foster strong partnerships with frontier AI companies throughout the project's Pilot and Scale phases. The initiative also encourages contributions from those developing bespoke Large Language Models (LLMs), providing a platform for innovation and collaboration at a national level.

## Notice

The UK government prioritises leveraging emerging technologies like AI to drive innovation in public services, as outlined in the AI Opportunities Action Plan's "Scan, Pilot, Scale" framework. GDS are looking to appoint suitable organisations to support the development and piloting of an agentic-AI-powered virtual companion, GOV.UK Companion, integrated with the GOV.UK App to provide tailored guidance to users for major life events, with an initial focus on the "(re)entering the workforce" life event.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Should it be determined additional time is required.

### Planning Information

We will be holding a 30 minute webinar on Monday 31st March 2025 at 11:30. Organisations will be given the opportunity to hear from DSIT directly about what services we require. We also will provide an opportunity for questions and answers. This event will be recorded and subsequently made available following the webinar. 
If you are interested in this potential opportunity, DSIT would like to engage with you. Please contact us by emailing dsit.dttgcbp@dsit.gov.uk with your company details. Following confirmation of company details and contact information, a ‘Teams’ invite will be circulated for the market engagement event. We would ask that you have a maximum of 2 attendees from each organisation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049633-2025 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Sep 2025 |
| Future notice date | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2025 - 1 Oct 2026 |
| 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 | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY |
| Additional buyers | Missing |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2EG |
| 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 | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 18 Aug 2025 at 15:53 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049633-2025
- 25 Mar 2025 at 12:16 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011096-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049633-2025
  18th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011096-2025
  25th March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/ogc-host/public/beisgroup/web/login.jst?VISITORID=619d5bd8-4497-46b1-8857-acf167707cd7&_ncp=1753451617666.2033977-1
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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