Published date: 18 February 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 16 January 2025, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£265,223.81

Procurement reference

tender_473005/1452307

Published date

18 February 2025

Closing date

16 January 2025

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

12 February 2025

Contract end date

30 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****

This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the CCS Research & Insights RM6126 DPS.

Brief Description of Requirement

The purpose of the contract is to monitor and evaluate the first of its kind AI infrastructure policy programme called the "AI Research Resource (AIRR)". The AIRR programme is a £250m project that aims to increase compute capacity for AI research through creating a national AI research resource. The AIRR programme is made up two investments into supercomputers dedicated to AI research in the University of Cambridge and Bristol.

The evaluation will try to understand whether the AIRR programme has fulfilled its policy objectives to improve public provision and access to compute, leading to greater scientific output, a skilled AI workforce, increased AI adoption, and safer AI. The research should uncover what worked and what didn't work so well in the delivery of the programme.

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Award information

Awarded date

12 February 2025

Contract start date

12 February 2025

Contract end date

30 March 2026

Total value of contract

£265,223.81

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

London Economics Ltd

Address

Somerset House, New Wing, Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Polaris House
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Telephone

01793 867005

Email

professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk