Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Dovetail Software Subscription Renewal
Authority: Government Commercial Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe current research recording tools or platforms available to the user researcher team for research, for example, MS Teams & User Testing.com are inadequate. The user research team's approach to recording interviews has been ad-hoc and at best suboptimal. It is difficult to accurately record research interviews, undertake detailed analyses and share the findings. In addition, due to the non-standardised tool used by the user research team to record and transcribe user research interview sessions, it is difficult to report and share research findings in a way that is consistent and effective. This tool will improve the UCD team's ability to share research findings with stakeholders and colleagues.
To address these challenges and reduce the time required to accurately transcribe research data, and build, and optimise research insights, the research team would benefit from a wide range of tools and research recording capabilities available in the market- amongst which is the Dovetail Software. Following the market review, Dovetail provided the following benefits which other tools by other providers didn't provide.
From a technical perspective, Dovetail provides enhanced capacity in user research analysis, data transcription, and collaboration. Through its transcription tools and content tags, AI summarises ideas. It has also facilitated the process of managing content, making it easier to organise and find. Dovetail streamlines working with qualitative data. It automates transcription, organise, and analyse all our user interviews. Previously, managing interviews and feedback was time-consuming, but now we just upload the video, and Dovetail handles the transcription. Its AI-powered features help us quickly understand key feedback points. Dovetail can connect with third-party providers directly giving us real-time insights and streamlining the process even further. The tool also satisfies all CCS GDPR and security concerns and requirements
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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 Mar 2025, 13:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Apr 2025, 15:33 BST
- Authority reference
CCZZ25A02- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012596- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04efaeFind a Tender
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Mar 2025- Transparency notice published20 Mar 2025, 13:18 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published24 Mar 2025, 16:11 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected24 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Apr 2025, 15:33 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dovetail Research Pty. LtdSME2 Apr 2025 – 1 Apr 2027 | £25,017 | 24 Mar 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Dovetail Software Subscription Renewal · Dovetail Research Pty. LtdSME
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2025
- Value
- £25,017
- Period
- 2 Apr 2025 – 1 Apr 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Dovetail Research Pty. LtdAwarded supplier
- Dovetail Research Pty.LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender