Published date: 24 October 2019

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: 7 November 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Industry specific software package - 48100000

  • Document creation software package - 48310000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£20,000 to £40,000

Procurement reference

TRHR3009.

Published date

24 October 2019

Closing date

7 November 2019

Contract start date

2 December 2019

Contract end date

31 August 2021

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

The Department for Transport (DfT) invites proposals for an Augmented Writing Tool capable of analysing the text of job adverts in real time. It should be capable of scoring the text based on its effectiveness, as well as its appeal to minority and historically underrepresented groups. The tool will also be able to propose alternative wording, so as address weaknesses in this regard. The Department would also expect this system to measure accessibility, offer guidance on sentence structure, use of verbs, adjectives and nouns in real time.

The full suite of tender documents will be accessible through DfTs AWARD e-Sourcing portal. DfT shall issue the AWARD e-Sourcing portal registration to Tenderers requested through Contracts Finder. To permit this, tenderers will be required to register onto the e-Sourcing portal for this specific requirement.

To register, an email detailing company name, first and surname and email address should be sent to Costaki.costi@dft.gov.uk

Submissions will close at noon on 07/11/2019 at 12:00.


About the buyer

Contact name

Costaki Costi

Address

Great Minster House,76 Marsham Street
LONDON
SW1P4DR
England

Email

costaki.costi@dft.gov.uk