Data services

Tender description

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a pan government collaborative agreement for the provision of artificial intelligence services. The scope of the agreement will cover the following: — general artificial intelligence services, — discovery and consultancy work related to the use of artificial intelligence in public services, — development, implementation and support of artificial intelligence systems in the public sector, — data analytics using artificial intelligence, — the development and implementation of intelligent virtual assistants and intelligent personal assistants. The UK Government is seeking to accelerate the uptake of artificial intelligence services by government departments. The commercial agreement is to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK bodies, including but not limited to Central Government Departments and their agencies, non departmental public bodies, Devolved administrations, NHS Bodies and providers of services to the NHS, local authorities, police, voluntary sector, charities and/or other private organisations acting as managing agents or procuring on behalf of these public sector bodies. The proposed agreement is expected to be a dynamic purchasing system (DPS). This is to be confirmed within Government following market engagement. The Authority considers that this opportunity may be suitable for economic operators that are Small or Medium Enterprises (SME’s).