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    ContractsAI Innovation and Delivery Support Services
    Awarded contract

    AI Innovation and Delivery Support Services

    Awarded
    £9m
    Published 31 Jul 2026

    DBT seeks specialist teams and professionals to support AI innovation and delivery across its AI Lab, Factory, and Operations components.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 31 Jul 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £9m
    Published 31 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £9,000,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      London

    Suppliers

    3 suppliers
    • DC
      The Dot Collective
    Lead contractor
  1. V1
    Version 1 Solutions Ltd
    Consortium partner
  2. CA
    CACI LIMITED
    Consortium partner
  3. Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    31 July 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is seeking specialist teams and skilled professionals to support the delivery of its AI³ model—a structured approach to artificial intelligence development within the department. The AI³ model consists of three key components: AI Lab (rapid exploration and testing of AI use cases), AI Factory (development and deployment of proven solutions into production), and AI Operations (maintenance and scaling of live AI systems). Supplier resources will be embedded within DBT's Digital, Data and Technology team, working alongside civil servants on various AI projects across all three components. This is an opportunity to provide suitably-qualified personnel—either individuals or teams—with digital and data expertise for both short and long-term projects defined through statements of work. Your team will have direct involvement in identifying, testing, developing, and evaluating innovative AI applications to improve government service delivery.

    Track record

    15 awards · 15 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In it software, Department for Business & Trade has awarded 15 contracts to 15 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Figma Inc1× · 7%
    2. The Project Blue Group Limited1× · 7%
    3. The Dot Collective1× · 7%
    4. Crunchbase, Inc1× · 7%
    5. Catena.AI Limited1× · 7%
    6. Strider Technologies UK Ltd1× · 7%

    +9 more suppliers

    Across it software, the most active winners are SOFTCAT PLC, PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD, INSIGHT DIRECT UK LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-0589f1

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