AI Horizon Scanning Tool · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£44,698published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Seerist UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DESNZ requires a 12-month subscription to Seerist, an AI-powered horizon-scanning platform. The service will provide tailored open-source alerts, geopolitical analysis, forward-looking forecasts and location-based monitoring of critical energy infrastructure, improving situational awareness and operational reporting.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

79980000 Subscription services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: 23 Oct 2026, 11:35 BST
Last source update: 23 Oct 2026, 11:35 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-100377
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078ec0 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
23 Oct 2026, 11:35 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £44,6981 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Seerist UK Limited	£44,698 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

AI Horizon Scanning Tool · Seerist UK Limited
Signed
22 Oct 2026
Value
£44,698
Period
1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDHQ-2163-WYMH 55 Whitehall Place, London, London, SW1A 2HPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Seerist UK LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PJPL-7192-DXGL 6th Floor, 33 King William Street, London, London, EC4R 9ATContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender23 Oct 2026, 11:35 BST