PS25389 - AI-assisted signposting prototype to improve access to advice on the Acas website
Estimated value
£93k
Awarded value
£927k
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
27 Apr 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 suppliers· 1 supplier
Awarded 15 Apr 2026 · Contract period 21 Apr 2026 — 10 Aug 2026
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