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title: "AI Project Delivery & Development"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05fec8"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "OFFICE FOR STUDENTS"
published: "2026-03-17"
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# AI Project Delivery & Development

Buyer: OFFICE FOR STUDENTS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fec8

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## Summary

The Office for Students, a public authority within the central government sector, recently awarded a contract for "AI Project Delivery & Development." This initiative aims to leverage AI and automation to enhance internal processes and data management within higher education, utilising platforms like Azure and Databricks. The project is situated in Bristol, South West England, and falls under the industry category of software programming and consultancy services. Following an open procurement procedure, Unifeye Ltd was selected as the supplier. The award was announced on 17th March 2026 and the contract period spans from 16th March 2026 to 15th March 2027, with an option to renew for an additional year. The contract's estimated value, including potential renewal, is approximately £788,400.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities, particularly for SMEs with expertise in software consultancy and AI solutions. The development and exploitation of these technologies will involve transforming existing processes and upskilling data colleagues, making this contract especially appealing to businesses specialising in data analytics, software development, and educational technology. Since the procurement method applied was open, it encourages a competitive environment that favours innovative approaches and capable providers looking to expand their footprint in the public sector. Businesses able to deliver substantial time savings and process improvements while ensuring consistency will benefit greatly from engaging with the Office for Students.

## Notice

The Data team in the Office for Students works as an enabler to the whole organisation providing insight and data as well as collecting and assuring data from higher education providers and supporting internal processes with automation and data visualisation.We have identified internal processes that can be transformed with AI and automation. Making use of our data platform (Azure and Databricks) we can provide significant time savings and improve process consistency. Development and exploitation of the platform will be key deliverables of this contract, as well as upskilling Data colleagues.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The approximate value of the 12 month extension period, if taken up, will be PS200,000. This is allowing for delivered initiatives to embed and mature.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024278-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | 17 Mar 2026 - 15 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £833,333 |
| Lots value | £833,333 |
| Awards value | £657,000 |
| Contracts value | £657,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OFFICE FOR STUDENTS |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS34 8SR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Gifford |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | TLK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIFEYE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

## Release History

- 17 Mar 2026 at 16:54 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024278-2026
- 11 Feb 2026 at 19:05 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012644-2026
- 2 Jan 2026 at 14:05 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000055-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024278-2026
  17th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012644-2026
  11th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000055-2026
  2nd January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/P2BT783T35
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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