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title: "Human Uplift Studies – Biological Capabilities of LLM’s (Lab Based)"
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# Human Uplift Studies – Biological Capabilities of LLM’s (Lab Based)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/human-uplift-studies-biological-capabilities-of-llm-s-lab-based-ocds-h6vhtk-0487e2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial: "Human Uplift Studies – Biological Capabilities of LLM’s (Lab Based)". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/desnz-dsit-group-commercial-GB-FTS-114034)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research and development services and related consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £210,281 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0487e2`

## 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.
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- **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/human-uplift-studies-biological-capabilities-of-llm-s-lab-based-ocds-h6vhtk-0487e2#tl-md)

## Description
The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (“DSIT” or the “Buyer” or “the 
Authority”) commissioned a Tender through RM6126 - Research and Insights DPS.
This project is to conduct:
• a short research study to quantitatively investigate how the use of LLMs can make 
synthetic biology accessible to non-experts.
• The Supplier should develop (in close iteration with AISI) and run a Randomized 
Controlled Trial (RCT) where groups of people with varying levels of biology 
expertise conduct a biology task in a laboratory with the support of 
• google-based internet search
• a state-of-the-art LLM 
• a human expert.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (“DSIT” or the “Buyer” or “the 
Authority”) commissioned a Tender through RM6126 - Research and Insights DPS.
This project is to conduct:
• a short research study to quantitatively investigate how t...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 024610-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Imperial College Projects Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-09487272`
  - Value: £210,281 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 024610-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £210,281
  - Signed Date: 05/08/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024610-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-06T08:05:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T03:58:13.294Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0487e2