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Published 28 Mar 2024, 14:59 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Building CPI’s capability in industrial connectivity, Federated Learning and data science methodologies

Official notice

Authority: CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED (Public body)

Framework agreement3 lotsServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiationSME suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC)
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,000,000total for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 7 May 2024awarded 16 Apr 2025
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The purpose of this tender is to demonstrate CPI’s capability in data analytics and Federated Learning by supplying an analytics-enabling data infrastructure for a plastics recycling rig (Lot 1), and a complete Federated Learning platform (Lot 2), initially orientated towards furnace applications which is deployable at different sites/locations. These lots are to be supplemented by a training programme CPI has identified in support of these activities (Lot 3). This tender is split into three lots where are described in detail in the Technical Requirements section and accompanying URB’s.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 3 suppliers · 2 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (0.7 per place) · 2 appointed

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Data infrastructure for plastics recycling rig

The intended outcome from this lot is to advance the digital maturity of a new plastics recycling plant that will be installed at CPI’s Biotechnology centre in Wilton, enabling it to form part of a larger Federated Learning test bed. The intention of this test bed is to provide proof of concept for the benefits of data-driven modelling and Federated Learning in the plastics recycling sector.

Delivery: North East
Variant bids: allowed
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Lot #2Federated Learning PlatformAwarded

The intended outcome from this lot is a Federated Learning platform that allows machine learning (ML) modelling of data from industrial assets and plants. The platform should allow building of ML models on the edge without the need to share data.

Delivery: North East
Variant bids: allowed
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Lot #3Provision of training on standardisation of model development, version control, documentationAwarded

The intended outcome for this lot is the provision of training in data scientific approaches. The target audience of the training are general scientists (typically chemists / chemical engineers, trained to PhD level or graduates with several years’ experience) with good understanding of data science and python coding, but no formal training. The focus of the training should be on practical approaches and robust procedures that can be implemented at CPI.

Delivery: North East
Variant bids: allowed
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    N/A

Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • “Building CPI’s capability in industrial connectivity, Federated…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
28 Mar 2024, 14:59 GMT
Last source update
16 Apr 2025, 13:32 BST
Authority reference
3264
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015554
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044e5c Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

As per published timetable and documents

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Appointment period ends
7 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/uk-cpi/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

7 May 2024 → 16 Apr 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    7 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    13 May 2024, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    16 Apr 2025, 13:32 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2024
  1. Deadline moved to 7 May 2024, 12:00 BST
    17 Apr 2024, 12:43 BST
    +8 days · was 29 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    16 Apr 2025, 13:32 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.229 Apr 20247 May 2024+8 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 22 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 16 Apr 2025

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £700,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Provision of training on standardisation of model development, version control, documentation

    Signed
    16 Apr 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Federated Learning Platform

    Signed
    26 Nov 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2 · Federated Learning Platform2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——
3 · Provision of training on standardisation of model development, version control, documentation1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Centre For Process Innovation

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public law10 Discovery 2, William Armstrong Way, NETPark, Sedgefield, North East, TS21 3FHContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Centre for Process and InnovationReview body Wilton

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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