Published date: 26 February 2024
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000
Location of contract
MK7 6AA
Value of contract
£999,999.60
Procurement reference
OUPA11215
Published date
26 February 2024
Closing date
15 January 2024
Closing time
5pm
Contract start date
26 February 2024
Contract end date
25 February 2026
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Call-off from a framework agreement
A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The AI Roadmap is a multi-year programme for the Open University (OU) that will enable the development and deployment of a series of AI based services. These services will be primarily developed using Microsoft's Azure cloud platform. To achieve this, the OU will at times require external support to supplement the skills and capabilities of the existing AI Roadmap team.
Support will be required in the next 6 months for MLOps implementation and web application development support, and potentially for other initiatives at some point over the next 2 years.
The ML Ops implementation, known as Project 1, will be the realisation of our newly defined MLOps framework. This will see the development and deployment of all new ML models built using this framework, whilst existing ML models will be retrospectively adapted to ensure overall operational efficiencies, increased automation, and a reduction in overall risk to the development and use of AI capabilities. The application development support, known as Project 2, will cover the Student Performance Tracker (SPT) development. This will involve the development of a pilot data application built on MS Azure and aimed at the operational use of AI solutions in supporting student outcomes.
As part of the SPT development process, the .NET framework will be used for development of the application's backend.
To bring our QME application in line with SPT development, Project 3 will be undertaken to retrospectively change that application's backend to .NET framework as well. .NET is the Buyer's preferred backend development framework for all application development.
The OU require a single supplier with the appropriate expertise across MLOps, AI, ML Models, Data Engineering, BI, Application Development and Cloud Support over the next 2 years.
Award information
Awarded date
22 February 2024
Contract start date
26 February 2024
Contract end date
25 February 2026
Total value of contract
£999,999.60
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Address
Aviation House
125 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6NH
United KingdomReference
Companies House number: 10582484
Value of contract
£999,999.60
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Procurement Team
Address
The Vice-Chancellors Office,Walton Hall
MILTON KEYNES
MK76AA
England
Telephone
01908655814
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Closing: 15 January 2024, 5pm