Official UK procurement notice
Variation to "Analysis and Research to support the UK AISI’s AI Safety Programmes" Notice
Authority: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Corrigendum has been published on 13/03/24 to note the variation in the above contract. This is due to a contract extension of both time and value. This notice has increased by $167,261.52 from $334,523.01, and so is now valued at $501,784.52. Exchange rate on this equates to £267,618.41 + £124,868.37 = £392,486.78. The Contract now expires 08/04/24, from 11/03/24.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Analysis and Research to support the UK AISI’s AI SafetyAwarded
Analysis and Research to support the UK AISI’s AI Safety
Programmes
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
- 23 Jan 2024, 11:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2024, 10:50 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-007980- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0433a7Find 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 Gryphon Scientific LLC, owing to technical reasons.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.1.7) Total value | Value excluding VAT: £267,618.41 | Value excluding VAT: £392,486.78 | |
| — | TextV.2.1 | 23 January 2024 | 08 April 2024 |
This Corrigendum has been published on 13/03/24 to note the variation in the above contract. This is due to a contract extension of both time and value. This notice has increased by $167,261.52 from $334,523.01, and so is now valued at $501,784.52. Exchange rate on this equates to £267,618.41 + £124,868.37 = £392,486.78. The Contract now expires 08/04/24, from 11/03/24.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gryphon Scientific, LLCSME | £267,618 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 002214-2024-1 · Gryphon Scientific, LLCSME
- Signed
- 23 Jan 2024
- Value
- £267,618
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Department of Science, Innovation & TechnologyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Gryphon Scientific, LLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.