PS25389 - AI-assisted signposting prototype to improve access to advice on the Acas website

UK SBScontractContracts FinderRef tender_519437/1571738SME suitablecomplete
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Estimated value

£93k

Awarded value

£927k

Awarded 15 Apr 2026

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

27 Apr 2026

Deadline 20 Feb 2026

Description

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the CCS DPS RM6200 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Brief Description of Requirement The purpose of this procurement is to design, prototype, and evaluate an AI-chatbot experience for a single, agreed-upon advice topic, and to generate robust evidence of its impact compared with the existing website experience.

Scope

Reference
tender_519437/1571738
Total value
£92,700 excluding VAT
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
21 Apr 2026 to 10 Aug 2026
CPV classifications
73000000
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Submission & procedure

Submission deadline
20 Feb 2026, 11:00 am

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£927k

Award date

15 Apr 2026

Contract start

21 Apr 2026

Contract end

10 Aug 2026

Awarded to