Official UK procurement notice
Award of AI adoption training
Authority: Development Bank of Wales (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAfter a publication of a UK 5 and a UK 6 notice DBW has entered into a contract for AI adoption. DBW needs consultancy support to deliver on DBW’s programme of work to make the organisation AI ready, embedding artificial intelligence into daily operations, enhancing productivity and driving innovation. We would like the programme aims to:
- Build foundational AI skills across all colleagues, ensuring everyone gains an understanding of Generative AI and can use Microsoft Copilot safely and effectively. We will make Copilot licenses available to all colleagues post-introductory training on an opt-in basis
- Empower AI Champions to lead adoption and change within their teams. Unauthorised disclosure could be expected to cause major damage to the organisation or its reputation Assist us in developing a longer term AI adoption strategy and roadmap to present to the Board in April 2025 and establish robust governance, compliance, and support structures for responsible AI use. For FY 26/27 the DBW AI adoption strategy aims to make the organisation AI ready, embedding artificial intelligence into daily operations, enhancing productivity and driving innovation. As part of our AI adoption programme we want to:
- Build foundational AI skills across all colleagues, ensuring everyone gains an understanding of AI and can use Microsoft Copilot safely and effectively. We will make Copilot licenses available to all users across the organisation on an opt-in basis
- Empower AI Champions to lead adoption and change within their teams
- Establish robust governance, compliance, and support structures for responsible AI use.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Mar 2026, 14:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Apr 2026, 13:55 BST
- Authority reference
DBW00203.00- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035642- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066f07Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
To successfully realise these outcomes, DBW requires specialist consultancy support to build organisational capability, provide structured AI adoption training, develop long-term governance arrangements, and create a Board‑ready AI strategy and roadmap for delivery from FY 26/27 onwards. Due to the specialist nature of the work, the requirement must be delivered by a supplier with deep expertise in Generative AI, Microsoft Copilot deployment, organisational AI readiness, and responsible AI governance, whilst also meeting DBW’s need to handle Highly Confidential information securely. change of supplier at this stage would: Disrupt progress Duplicate costs Introduce misalignment in training, governance design, and strategy development Create delays incompatible with DBW’s deadline for Board submission in April 2025 Maintaining continuity represents best value and reduces delivery risk. A direct award is justified on the basis of: Essential continuity of delivery Supplier’s unique expertise in AI adoption, Microsoft Copilot, and responsible AI Urgency driven by DBW’s Board commitments and FY 26/27 strategy Demonstrated value for money Security requirements linked to Highly Confidential data Awarding directly ensures that DBW can deliver a safe, effective, and strategically aligned AI Adoption Programme that embeds responsible, organisation‑wide use of AI technologies.
- Risks
NA
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
16 Apr 2026 → 20 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends182 days ago16 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published178 days ago20 Apr 2026, 13:55 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published19 Mar 2026, 14:07 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published3 Apr 2026, 12:34 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published13 Apr 2026, 17:39 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 Apr 2026, 13:55 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 19 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generative AI Strategy B.VSME, VisVira LtdSMEjoint awardAI adoption training17 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £50,000 | 16 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
AI Adoption training · Generative AI Strategy B.VSME, VisVira LtdSME
- Signed
- 6 Apr 2026
- Value
- £150,000
- Period
- 7 Apr 2026 – 31 Oct 2026
- Status
- active
- Change error of supplier details
No agreed KPIs: N/A
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Generative AI Strategy B.VAwarded supplier
- VisViraAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender