Award

AI Project Delivery & Development

  • Office for Students

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-012644

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05fec8 (view related notices)

Published 11 February 2026, 7:05pm



Scope

Reference

PRN2477

Description

The Data team in the Office for Students works as an enabler to the whole organisation providing insight and data as well as collecting and assuring data from higher education providers and supporting internal processes with automation and data visualisation.We have identified internal processes that can be transformed with AI and automation. Making use of our data platform (Azure and Databricks) we can provide significant time savings and improve process consistency. Development and exploitation of the platform will be key deliverables of this contract, as well as upskilling Data colleagues.

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Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £657,000 excluding VAT
  • £788,400 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

11 February 2026

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

11 February 2026

Standstill period

  • End: 20 February 2026
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

13 March 2026

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 16 March 2026 to 15 March 2027
  • Possible extension to 15 March 2028
  • 2 years

Description of possible extension:

The approximate value of the 12 month extension period, if taken up, will be £200,000. This is allowing for delivered initiatives to embed and mature.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

Contract locations

  • UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area

Information about tenders

  • 19 tenders received
  • 19 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 16 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 18 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Supplier

Unifeye Ltd

  • Companies House: 16279076

4 Vicarage Road

Teddington

TW11 8EZ

United Kingdom

Region: UKI75 - Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Office for Students

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYZM-6681-RPZP

Westward House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford

Bristol

BS34 8SR

United Kingdom

Telephone: 0117 931 7149

Email: procurement@officeforstudents.org.uk

Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Organisation type: Public authority - central government