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Published 13 Aug 2024, 13:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

AISI ChemBio - LLM Benchmarking (Chem)

Official notice

Authority: DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£950,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Sept 2024awarded 10 Feb 2025
Awarded to Deloitte

What is being bought

Published requirement description

AISI requires a Supplier to help develop it evaluations related to chemistry and biology (CB). The Supplier will help deploy and expand its automated benchmarking suite and support its human uplift studies related to biological capabilities. Supplier(s) will develop questions or tasks, develop grading rubrics, and provide expert human baselines and expert human grading. For each deliverable, AISI will provide detailed guidance.

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: UK
Extensions: This Contract may be extended by 6 months with both Buyer and Supplier approvalVariant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Aug 2024, 13:40 BST
Last source update
17 Feb 2025, 11:04 GMT
Award evaluation window
13 Sept 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005318
Classification (CPV)
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048a68 Find a Tender

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How it was run

Official notice
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Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ ↗

Submission deadline
13 Sept 2024, 09:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
13 Sept 2024, 09:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Sept 2024 → 17 Feb 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Sept 2024, 09:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    13 Sept 2024, 09:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    17 Feb 2025, 11:04 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Feb 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Feb 2025, 11:04 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    17 Feb 2025, 11:04 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £950,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Feb 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DeloitteLLM Benchmarking (Chem)Subcontracting: Wet Lab Studies to be subcontracted.£950,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • LLM Benchmarking (Chem) · Deloitte

    Signed
    10 Feb 2025
    Value
    £950,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public servicesMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions London, UKContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • DSITReview body London
  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria