Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
London
UK
Contact person: Emma Bracey
E-mail: emma.bracey@dsit.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-science-innovation-and-technology
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
UK Artificial Intelligence (AI) Sector Study 2023 - Part 1: Economic Estimation.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This project is to understand the UK AI Sector's contribution to the UK economy. This will build supporting evidence across all three pillars outlined in the strategy. Building on the work of the initial AI sector study, the supplier will undertake updated analysis on the UK Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector's contribution to the UK economy, providing robust evidence to inform government policy making. Four Outputs will include:
1. Identifying all AI firms in the UK.
2. Create a dataset that captures economic estimates and business demographics of
UK AI firms.
3. Present the Data in a user-friendly dashboard to enable further analysis in DSIT.
4. Replicating the previous 2022 report by drafting a statistical report.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
245 346.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This project is to understand the UK AI Sector's contribution to the UK economy. This will build supporting evidence across all three pillars outlined in the strategy. Building on the work of the initial AI sector study, the supplier will undertake updated analysis on the UK Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector's contribution to the UK economy, providing robust evidence to inform government policy making. Four Outputs will include:
1. Identifying all AI firms in the UK.
2. Create a dataset that captures economic estimates and business demographics of
UK AI firms.
3. Present the Data in a user-friendly dashboard to enable further analysis in DSIT.
4. Replicating the previous 2022 report by drafting a statistical report.
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.1.8) 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:
2023/S 000-048546
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/02/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Perspective Economics Limited
Belfast
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 245 346.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department of Science, Innovation and Technology
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/02/2024