Award

Generative AI for Back Office Processing

  • North Somerset Council

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-061140

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055043 (view related notices)

Published 1 October 2025, 9:41am



Scope

Description

North Somerset Council actively piloted the co-development of an innovative solution using tools provided by Agilisys Ltd. The pilot led to the development of an AI-assisted EHCP assessment process. After thorough testing of the EHCP platform and practitioner-led innovation, the EHCP tool has developed into a complex, standalone tool within the platform, saving circa two hours per assessment. North Somerset Council intend on continuing to use and build upon it's steps towards using AI to reduce administrative activity by using the available tools to automate further templates


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £458,000 excluding VAT
  • £549,600 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

19 June 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 10 October 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

11 October 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 11 October 2025 to 20 June 2026
  • Possible extension to 20 June 2028
  • 2 years, 8 months, 10 days

Description of possible extension:

The contract can be extended for a further 24 months.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Contract locations

  • UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award


Supplier

AGILISYS LIMITED

  • Companies House: 04327369
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZRW-1751-WBLX

Scale Space, 1st Floor Imperial College, White City Campus, 58 Wood Lane

London

W12 7RZ

United Kingdom

Region: UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham

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

North Somerset Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVVX-9588-WCMV

Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road

Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset

BS23 1UJ

United Kingdom

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

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government