Ignite AI Quickline · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE3)

Awarded value£42,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 13 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Fossu Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To support businesses to embed AI in to their day to day tasks to create better work flows and free up time

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber

72500000 Computer-related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 20 Aug 2026, 11:01 BST
Last source update: 20 Aug 2026, 11:01 BST
Authority reference: EB Ignite AI
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-079343
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e859 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
20 Aug 2026, 11:01 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £42,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 13 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Fossu LtdSME	£42,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Ignite AI Quickline · Fossu LtdSME
Signed
13 Aug 2026
Value
£42,000
Period
13 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
Status
active
4 agreed KPIs: Business Recruitment · Cohort Delivery · Geographical Coverage …
- Business Recruitment, Minimum 15 businesses recruited per cohort
- Cohort Delivery, Four 10 week cohorts delivered in full
- Geographical Coverage, One cohort delivered in each SYMCA Local Authority area
- Business Support Hours, Minimum of 1600 total hours of business support delivered

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYHH-2597-YVZG Town Hall, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber, S70 2TAContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Fossu LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXZN-3947-NGHD 124-128 City Road, London, London, EC1V 2NXContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDFContract

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender20 Aug 2026, 11:01 BST