AI Safety Research Services - Taskforce Faculty

Official notice

Authority: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£487,325published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 5 Sept 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Faculty LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

AI Safety Research Services - Link to a unique capability Faculty have.

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 4 Oct 2023, 10:54 BST
Last source update: 4 Oct 2023, 10:54 BST
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-029223
Classification (CPV): Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0407be Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Award of a Contract without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with PCR2015 Regulation 32 (2)(b)(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons. The services can only be supplied by Faculty owing to technical reasons.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £487,3251 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 5 Sept 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Faculty LTD	£487,325 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 029223-2023-con_5043-1 · Faculty LTD
Signed
5 Sept 2023
Value
£487,325
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsResearch and Technical Services - AI Safety London, UKContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Department of Science, Innovation and TechnologyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Faculty LTDAwarded supplier London, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.