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AI Project Delivery & Development

Office for Students

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Office for Students

Buyer Address: Westward House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, UKK12, BS34 8SR, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurement@officeforstudents.org.uk

Contact Telephone: 0117 931 7149

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
833333.0 GBP
Gross: 1000000.0 GBP
Published
02 Jan 2026, 14:05
Deadline
28 Jan 2026, 11:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The Data team in the Office for Students works as an enabler to the whole organisation providing insight and data as well as collecting and assuring data from higher education providers and supporting internal processes with automation and data visualisation.We have identified internal processes that can be transformed with AI and automation. Making use of our data platform (Azure and Databricks) we can provide significant time savings and improve process consistency. Development and exploitation of the platform will be key deliverables of this contract, as well as upskilling Data colleagues. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bristol:-Software-programming-and-consultancy-services./P2BT783T35 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/P2BT783T35

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000055-2026

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 833,333.00

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 1,000,000.00

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-03-16T00:00:00+00:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2027-03-15T23:59:59+00:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Price (20%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (70%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Social Value (10%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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