PS26256 - AI-Enabled SIF Portfolio Intelligence Prototype
Details
- Supplier(s)
- PA Consulting Services Ltd
- Value
- £25,000
- Topic
- Research and development consultancy services
- Published
- 21 August 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender 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. ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award published21 August 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date21 August 2026
- Completed: Contract expiry date15 September 2026
About the buyer
UK Research & Innovation is the non-departmental public body that brings together the seven research councils, Research England and Innovate UK, and runs its own supplier portal. Suppliers register and respond to e-tenders on that portal, an Atamis system. Opportunities are also advertised on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. Framework agreements let by the body, including one for office furniture, are published on Find a Tender. Tenders from the national laboratories run by the Science and Technology Facilities Council appear on the same portal. The UK Industrial Liaison Office gives UK companies advance notice of tenders from international facilities such as CERN and ESO.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of UK Research & Innovation's contract awards have been in business services, laboratory and precision equipment and repair and maintenance.
Relevant CPV codes
- 73200000 · Research and development consultancy services
Decision makers
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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@uk-research-innovation.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@uk-research-innovation.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@uk-research-innovation.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@uk-research-innovation.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@uk-research-innovation.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@uk-research-innovation.gov |
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