Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
XALIENT HOLDINGS LIMITED
3rd Floor,1 Ashley Road
ALTRINCHAM
WA142DT
Contact
Darren Hogan
Telephone
+44 2070963100
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD34 - Greater Manchester South West
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Private Business SME
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Managed Services Provider
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Invitation for data scientists to support development of network and security product
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The core idea behind the innovation project is to develop our current innovation Martina (in Proof Of Concept (POC) currently), that uses artificial intelligence to predict, and in many cases remediate, network faults and security breaches before they occur to a standalone product. To achieve this, data scientists will be required to develop the models that create the relationships between network faults and cyber breaches.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £98,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Further details of the requirements and scope will be provided on completion of a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) agreed and signed by both Xalient and the applicant.
We require specialist data scientist expertise to support and drive our productisation of Martina.
We have identified the gap in skills to deliver bulk data transformation, building machine learning models at scale incorporating supervised learning and unsupervised learning, data trend analysis and data pattern correlation. These are specialist data science and big data skills that Xalient does not possess.
The specific knowledge and expertise of the data scientists will be used to design and build the data collection, data processing and machine learning functions of Martina, ready for full productisation in the selected cloud environment.
Our product works based on a data collector to collect telemetry information and an "AIOps Module" to process and provide the machine learning functionality.
We have broken down the specification of the project into stages below. These stages form part of a larger productisation program to bring Martina to market - however the below stages represent the scope of tasks that are pertinent to this application.
• Data Collection - Inbound Integration Module - design and build
• Data Collection - ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) Process - Design and Build
• Data Collection - Outbound integration module
• Machine Learning - Pre-Processing Module
• Machine Learning - Machine Learning Module
• Machine Learning - Data Correlation Module
As a result of our POC work, we feel that the skills required to fulfil the stages in this specification would mainly include:
• Python programming
• REST APIs
• JSON
• Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) - MySQL preferred
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• React and Bootstrap
• Node.js
• Flask (Python)
Our research and findings have led us to speculate the above skills are relevant, however applicants are permitted to submit alternative tooling or languages provided they are backed by demonstrable domain experience and relevance.
Our goal is to take Martina to market in a "production ready" state. Applicants should detail how they will address the following aspects in their submissions:
• Scale - how will the solution scale effectively?
• Resiliency - how will the solution maintain service continuity in the event of any single discernible failure within the pertinent infrastructure and/or processes?
• Supportability - post launch and "go live" of the solution, what documentation and/or support mechanisms will be provided and in what format to ensure a successful transition into BAU?
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
6
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
27 June 2022
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
28 June 2022
Local time
5:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Xalient
East Parade
Leeds
LS1 2AA
Telephone
+44 2070963100
Fax
+44 2070963100
Country
United Kingdom