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# AI Services Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ai-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0524ba). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED: "AI Services Framework". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £32,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.yorkshirewater.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/yorkshire-water-services-limited-GB-PPON-PXGT-3622-WXBQ)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £32,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 September 2025 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Data services, Software programming and consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ai-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0524ba#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0524ba`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ai-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0524ba#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [yorkshirewater.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirewater.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ai-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0524ba#participate

## Description
Yorkshire Water has made significant investments in its cloud data platform and has established an internal data science team. The organisation is now moving into a new phase of strategic maturity, aiming to apply AI in ways that deliver measurable value across the business.
AI is recognised at the executive level as a priority capability to support efficiency, resilience, and improved customer service. YW operates in a heavily regulated environment, and any use of AI must align with regulatory requirements around transparency, ethics, security, and operational reliability.
There are currently two priority domains for AI (although the scope of the framework will be for any AI/ML services required at Yorkshire Water):
1. Central Control Operations
• Yorkshire Water operates a real-time control room that monitors extensive telemetry across clean and wastewater networks.
• Operators are overwhelmed by alarms, many of which are false positives due to manually-set thresholds (e.g. "trigger at 80% tank level" without data context).
• Decision-making often relies on decades of tacit knowledge, e.g. knowing which alarms to ignore or act on.
• There is a strong opportunity to apply AI in:
o Alarm triaging and rationalisation
o Digital twins for simulation and scenario testing
o Predictive maintenance and network optimisation
o Performance is heavily regulated; service outages or pollution events result in significant financial penalties - hence the need for trusted, explainable automation.
2. Customer Service Operations
• Yorkshire Water serves around 5 million customers, handling thousands of customer queries and calls, often with high manual effort.
• Call centre volumes spike due to changes like pricing or hosepipe bans, and many interactions (e.g. moving house) are highly repetitive and ripe for automation.
• Digital self-service is limited; the website is dated and lacks tools like live chat.
• There is strong interest in deploying voice bots, LLM-powered agents, and NLP models to:
o Automate simple tasks
o Improve customer response time
o Prioritise vulnerable customers (while navigating GDPR/sentiment rules)
To accelerate delivery and unlock value across the organisation, YW is establishing a framework of specialist AI service providers. The focus is on working with partners who can bring genuine AI expertise and work collaboratively with internal teams to deliver real, operationally grounded solutions.
YW is seeking to develop trusted partnerships with AI specialists who can support the delivery of practical, business-focused solutions. There is a strong emphasis on collaboration, with suppliers expected to work closely with internal teams and co-develop solutions in an agile, transparent way. The organisation aims to upskill internal staff as part of any delivery, ensuring that solutions can be owned, maintained, and adapted in-house over time. Suppliers must be able to work entirely within Yorkshire Water's environment, including existing cloud ...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ai-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0524ba)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72200000, 72300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £32,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2025 to 01/12/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **ANSWER DIGITAL LIMITED, ARTESIA CONSULTING LIMITED, DOZA CONSULTING LTD (+3 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:06576180`, `GB-FTS-158171`, `GB-PPON:PYRZ-7879-ZZGQ`, `GB-FTS-170999`, `GB-FTS-12560`, `GB-COH:11554357`
  - Value: £32,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 02/02/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F045845-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-02T16:52:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T04:43:25.066Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0524ba