Published date: 15 December 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 17 January 2022, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£0 to £70,000

Procurement reference

MT224794

Published date

15 December 2021

Closing date

17 January 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

18 February 2022

Contract end date

17 February 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Digital Catapult is looking to appoint a number of AI/ML researchers to undertake short research projects with startups/SMEs that are participating in our acceleration programmes.
The Machine Intelligence Garage is a CAP-AI (ERDF) and Innovate UK funded accelerator programme for early stage AI startups. The programme supports startups with access to compute power, AI Ethics advice, and business/investment connections and workshops.
As part of the Machine Intelligence Garage programme there is an opportunity to fund small scale "research collaborations" between startups and a recognised research institute (for example a University or an RTO like the Digital Catapult). The objective of these research collaborations is to:
- Facilitate connections between academia and industry
- Fund applied AI research that is of interest to specific startups (but could be widely applied)
- Improve the products and services of AI startups in the UK
We are looking for a number of AI/ML researchers to work with individual startups on these small scale research projects.
It is anticipated that a maximum of 15 Suppliers shall be appointed within this Contract. However, Digital Catapult reserves the right to appoint fewer or more than this number if deemed to be in their best interests to do so.
The initial Contract term shall be for a period of 6 months with an option for Digital Catapult to extend for up to one (1) further period of six (6) months, at its discretion.
Digital Catapult does not guarantee any volume or value of work from this Contract. However, it is anticipated that the maximum total value (including any extensions) for the entire Contract (including all appointed Suppliers) may be in the region of GBP70,000 (excluding VAT).

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About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Team

Address

101 Euston Road
London
NW1 2RA
England

Telephone

+44 3001233101

Email

procurement@digicatapult.org.uk

Website

www.digicatapult.org.uk