WAR - Digital Strategic Solutions Delivery Partner.
Estimated value
£2.0m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
08 May 2026
Description
Warwickshire County Council (the Council) is seeking to procure a delivery partner to implement a suite of core, council-wide artificial intelligence (AI) and automation solutions, in line with our "Digital Strategic Solutions" model. The partner will implement a mechanism by which WCC Clients can access specific tools via WCC's intranet site or other central repository/ hub providing controlled access to AI tools across our services, focusing initially on transcription, automated document generation and report writing, language interpretation and translation, and AI-enabled digital assistant solutions such as chatbots. We are seeking a 2-year contract. The engagement must comply with UK GDPR and all relevant laws and align with the UK Government's AI Playbook principles (e.g. transparency, accountability, fairness, safety, sustainability) for responsible AI use.
Scope
- Reference
- WAR - 0063
- Total value
- £2,000,000 excluding VAT£2,400,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 13 Sept 2026 to 13 Sept 2028
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 4800000072000000
- Contract locations
- West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | — | price | 30.00% |
| Your Partnership Offer | — | quality | 15.00% |
| The Speech Transcription Solution | — | quality | 9.00% |
| The Document Generation & Report Writing Solution | — | quality | 9.00% |
| The Language Interpretation & Translation Solution | — | quality | 9.00% |
| Digital Assistants Solution | — | quality | 9.00% |
| Value-Add/Innovation | — | quality | 9.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 10.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Submission deadline
- 03 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission address
- You should submit your completed responses by uploading via our e-procurement portal. The Tender documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge: Providers must register with the system to be able to participate and download the Tender documents. Warwickshire's e-portal web address is: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/warwickshirecc/aspx/Home If you have any questions regarding this Tender exercise, then please upload via the correspondence function on our portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/warwickshirecc/aspx/Home
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure