Official UK procurement notice
GOV.UK Agentic AI Companion
Authority: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe UK government prioritises leveraging emerging technologies like AI to drive innovation in public services, as outlined in the AI Opportunities Action Plan's "Scan, Pilot, Scale" framework.
GDS are looking to appoint suitable organisations to support the development and piloting of an agentic-AI-powered virtual companion, GOV.UK Companion, integrated with the GOV.UK App to provide tailored guidance to users for major life events, with an initial focus on the “(re)entering the workforce” life event.
CPV: Information technology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£0
- Condition of participation
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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).
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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).
Lot awarding rule: Award Criteria is based upon the technical evaluation therefore please see the tender pack for a full and breakdown of these details
- Condition of participation
Please access the relevant procurement portal regarding any Conditions for Participation
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Mar 2025, 12:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Aug 2025, 16:53 BST
- Authority reference
prj_5119- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049633- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f85eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 4 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
25 Mar 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 6 dates- Planning notice published25 Mar 2025, 12:16 GMT
- Market engagement31 Mar 2025, 23:59 BST
We will be holding a 30 minute webinar on Monday 31st March 2025 at 11:30. Organisations will be given the opportunity to hear from DSIT directly about what services we require. We also will provide an opportunity for questions and answers. This event will be recorded and subsequently made available following the webinar.
If you are interested in this potential opportunity, DSIT would like to engage with you. Please contact us by emailing [email protected] with your company details. Following confirmation of company details and contact information, a ‘Teams’ invite will be circulated for the market engagement event. We would ask that you have a maximum of 2 attendees from each organisation.
- Tender notice published18 Aug 2025, 16:53 BST
- Clarification questions by4 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline12 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts394 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Mar 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published25 Mar 2025, 12:16 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published18 Aug 2025, 16:53 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active18 Aug 2025, 16:53 BST
- Procurement method changed18 Aug 2025, 16:53 BST
- Deadline published: 12 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST18 Aug 2025, 16:53 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender