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Published 21 Aug 2026, 11:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PS26256 - AI-Enabled SIF Portfolio Intelligence Prototype

Official notice

Procurement agent: UK Research and Innovation·On behalf of: UKSBS

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£25,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 21 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****

This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required.

Brief Description of Requirement

Development and delivery of an AI-enabled portfolio intelligence tool to support analysis and synthesis of publicly available Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) project information. The supplier will develop a working Version 1 solution capable of ingesting and structuring data from SIF projects and related documentation, providing portfolio exploration, natural language querying, evidence mapping, thematic analysis, and generation of decision-support outputs. The contract includes tool development, testing and refinement with stakeholders, demonstration sessions, handover documentation, and recommendations for future enhancement.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
73200000 Research and development consultancy 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
21 Aug 2026, 11:27 BST
Last source update
21 Aug 2026, 11:27 BST
Authority reference
PS26256
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079821
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e965 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    21 Aug 2026, 11:27 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £25,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD£25,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

UK Research and Innovation

Procurement agentPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Clients of the procurement agent

  • UKSBSBeneficiary authority
  • UK Shared Business Services LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityShared Service ProviderGB-PPON: PMPN-7535-GNTG Swindon, South WestContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00414220GB-PPON: PNTG-1767-GXBV 10 Bressenden Place, London, London, SW1E 5DNContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender