Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
London
UK
E-mail: finlay.worsley-wildman103@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Defence
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
AI Technical & Data Science Support - Contract Award Notice
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72590000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
AI Technical and Data Science Support Contract Award Notice. Lots 1-5
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
17 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1-5
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72590000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
AI Technical & Data Science Support
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2010/S 123-123456
Section V: Award of contract
Title: AI Technical Support & Data Science L1-5
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/12/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 49
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capgemini UK Plc, Deloitte LLP, Applied Data Science Partners, Rowden Technologies, Advai
United Kingdom
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 17 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Additional Information
This procurement will provide Single Supplier Contract(s) for the supply of client-side AI Technical support for Defence AI Centre (DAIC) Capability Development programmes - AI Data & Technology (AI D&TE); AI Assurance; Generative AI; and Battlespace Advantage; and a Data Science
The opportunity began on Tuesday 30th September with the launch of the tender process and issuing of bid pack on the Defence Sourcing Portal, subsequent PQQ and ITT process ran, ending on 5th December 2025, launching a 10 day standstill period which concluded at midnight on Sunday 14th December 2025.
The winning tenderers for each lot are listed below:
Lot 1 - AI Data & Technology
Capgemini UK Plc
Lot 2 - AI Assurance
Deloitte LLP
Lot 3 - Generative AI
Applied Data Science Partners
Lot 4 - Battlespace Advantage
Rowden Technologies
Lot 5 - Data Science
Advai
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/12/2025