Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
UK Export Finance
1 Horse Guards Rd,
London
SW1A2HQ
UK
E-mail: commercial@ukexportfinance.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ukexportfinance.gov.uk/
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
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
HR Information Assistant Development
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72262000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Contract Award Notice:
Design and development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) bot to support internal HR function in UKEF via direct award under RM1557.14 G-Cloud 14.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
97 569.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Contract Award Notice:
Design and development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) bot to support internal HR function in UKEF via direct award under RM1557.14 G-Cloud 14.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The contract was awarded via Direct Award under the CCS framework ref. RM1557.14 G-Cloud 14.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
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
07/02/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hitachi Solutions Europe Limited
4924233
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 97 569.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/02/2025