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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/building-cpi-s-capability-in-industrial-connectivity-federated-learning-and-data-science-m-ocds-h6vhtk-044e5c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED: "Building CPI’s capability in industrial connectivity, Federated Learning and data science methodologies". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £1,000,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 7 May 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/centre-for-process-innovation-limited-coh-05002194)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 May 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UKC
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/building-cpi-s-capability-in-industrial-connectivity-federated-learning-and-data-science-m-ocds-h6vhtk-044e5c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-044e5c`

## 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/building-cpi-s-capability-in-industrial-connectivity-federated-learning-and-data-science-m-ocds-h6vhtk-044e5c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fuk-cpi%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/building-cpi-s-capability-in-industrial-connectivity-federated-learning-and-data-science-m-ocds-h6vhtk-044e5c#participate

## 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.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Data infrastructure for plastics recycling rig
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** 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...

### Lot 2: Federated Learning Platform
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** 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.

### Lot 3: Provision of training on standardisation of model development, version control,                      documentation
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** 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’ e...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Federated Learning Platform (active)
  - Award id: `015554-2025-3264-1`
  - Supplier(s): **OctaiPipe Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-144312`
  - Value: £700,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Provision of training on standardisation of model development, version control, documentation (active)
  - Award id: `015554-2025-3264-2`
  - Supplier(s): **University of Newcastle upon Tyne**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-83895`
  - Value: £700,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Provision of training on standardisation of model development, version control, documentation (active)
  - Signed Value: £700,000
  - Signed Date: 15/04/2025

- **Contract:** Federated Learning Platform (active)
  - Signed Value: £700,000
  - Signed Date: 26/11/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015554-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-16T12:32:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T06:12:58.623Z
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