Published date: 10 July 2024

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


Closing: 13 March 2024, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Information technology services - 72222300

Location of contract

SN13 9GB

Value of contract

£200,000

Procurement reference

DF 124

Published date

10 July 2024

Closing date

13 March 2024

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 May 2024

Contract end date

31 July 2025

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 project aims to run a series of experiments to explore, and test, how generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help MOD become a more efficient organisation by putting LLM tools and enablers in the hands of users. This will be achieved by building and testing Retrieval Augmented Generation for MOD policy and regulations, as well as a managed API service for foundation Large Language Models.

Award information

Awarded date

16 April 2024

Contract start date

1 May 2024

Contract end date

31 July 2025

Total value of contract

£200,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Newton Europe Limited

Address

Kingston Business Park, 2, Kingston Bagpuize, Abingdon OX13 5FE

Reference

Companies House number: 04279175

Value of contract

£200,000

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Joe Lloyd

Address

MAIN BUILDING WHITEHALL
LONDON
SW1A2HB
England

Telephone

0300 163 9189

Email

joe.lloyd167@mod.gov.uk