Published date: 7 December 2023
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£0 to £160,000
Procurement reference
tender_391270/1289774
Published date
7 December 2023
Closing date
3 November 2023
Closing time
2pm
Contract start date
29 November 2023
Contract end date
22 March 2024
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 RM6126 Research & Insights DPS.
Brief Description of Requirement
This piece of work falls under our AI Assurance Programme, which aims to develop a globally leading UK AI assurance ecosystem, in order to drive uptake of responsible and safe AI. AI assurance is set to play a critical role in enabling the responsible adoption of AI and supporting the UK governments' proposed regulatory framework, and was referenced in the UK's AI regulation white paper.
The term 'AI assurance' is derived from accountancy, cyber security and quality management. Assurance encompasses a range of tools and services to support the evaluation and measurement of systems to provide assurance to organisations, stakeholders and members of the public that systems are trustworthy.
Assurance techniques require robust measurement and evaluation techniques that rely on clear metrics and standards against which organisations can measure and then communicate (both internally and externally) that their systems are effective, reliable and ethical. To support the development of these capabilities, a robust ecosystem of different assurance providers will be required to deliver these services.
To counter concerns relating to the safety and impact of artificial intelligence systems, there has been an increased focus on the development of AI assurance services to ensure the safety and security of artificial intelligence systems.
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Award information
Awarded date
21 November 2023
Contract start date
29 November 2023
Contract end date
22 March 2024
Total value of contract
£159,725
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Frontier Economics Limited
Address
Mid City Place, 71 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6DA
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
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