FTS UK public procurement

AI³ Delivery Partners Project

Department for Business & Trade

CompleteOCDS ID ocds-h6vhtk-0589f1
Tender value£9,000,0003 awards · 0 contracts

01 Procurement

Tender overview

Updated 31 July 2026
Buyer
Department for Business & Trade
Status
Complete
Procurement method
Competitive flexible procedure
Category
services
CPV classification
Not supplied
Tender period
Not supplied — Not supplied

Description

The DBT Digital, Data and Technology team leads on development of AI tools and services within the Department for Business and Trade. It does so through an ‘AI³’ model, which aims to identify, test, develop and evaluate use cases for applying artificial intelligence within the Department. This model consists of three parts: • AI Lab: Rapid, time limited exploration and assessment of AI use cases and experiments • AI Factory: Development and operationalisation of experiments into production ready tools and components • AI Operations: Maintenance, scaling, and operationalisation of AI solutions The Authority is seeking to procure specialist expertise to support delivery of this model. We require this to take the form of suitably-skilled teams and individuals provided by the Supplier joining relevant AI³ teams and project teams within the AI Lab, AI Factory or AI Operations. Supplier resources will work alongside and under the direction of Civil Servants within the DBT Digital, Data and Technology team within the Department. This may be for both short and long-term projects as agreed via statements of work, and requiring a variety of digital and data skills.

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02 Awards and contracts

Published award records

3 shown
Active

Lot 1: AI Lab

Awarded
30 July 2026
Award value
£3,000,000
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
Not supplied
Active

Lot 2: AI Factory

Awarded
30 July 2026
Award value
£3,000,000
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
Not supplied
Active

Lot 3: AI Operations

Awarded
30 July 2026
Award value
£3,000,000
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
Not supplied

03 Organisations

Buyers, suppliers and other parties

4 parties
Buyer

Department for Business & Trade

Old Admiralty Building, London, UKI32, SW1A 2DY, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PZZJ-6312-QTTD
Supplier

CACI Ltd

CACI House Kensington Village, London, UKI33, W14 8TS, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PHWT-4231-YGQG
Supplier

The Dot Collective

70 Colombo Street, London, UKI44, SE1 8DP, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PQNJ-9156-VVJH
Supplier

Version 1 Solutions Limited

Suite 3d&E, Third Floor, Birmingham, UKG31, B2 5DB, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PXVJ-5323-ZYVM

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04 Provenance

Source for this process

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