Official UK procurement notice
Automation and Artificial Intelligence Discovery and Pilot
Authority: Trade Remedies Authority
To help the TRA modernise the TRA's digital, data and analytical capabilities, utilising more automated ways of working to reduce manual effort and enable the TRA to become more efficient and productive in how we undertake our casework. Conduct a comprehensive discovery exercise and develop functional prototype and an organisational and user-focused review to map data capability and operational readiness.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo help the TRA modernise the TRA's digital, data and analytical capabilities, utilising more automated ways of working to reduce manual effort and enable the TRA to become more efficient and productive in how we undertake our casework.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Conduct a comprehensive discovery exercise and develop functional prototype and an…Awarded
Conduct a comprehensive discovery exercise and develop functional prototype and an organisational and user-focused review to map data capability and operational readiness. Additional information: Fixed Price Contract as the budget is fixed for this project.
What it takes to wini
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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Capabilities: 90%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical Capabilities: 90
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 0
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Answer Digital LimitedSMEArtificial Intelligence | £350,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Artificial Intelligence · Answer Digital LimitedSME
- Signed
- 19 Oct 2026
- Value
- £350,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10bids · 10 electronic | — | — | — |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Nov 2026, 14:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Nov 2026, 14:54 GMT
- Authority reference
20081- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-104762- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b314Find a Tender
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Answer Digital LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.