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Artificial Intelligence Innovation
Published 24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026
Closed 15 Oct 2026
- Primary CPV
-
72222300 *
Information technology services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Tower Hamlets, London
- Value
- £100,000
- Contract
-
5 months Duration
26/10/2026 09/04/2027
- Contract Types
-
72 *IT services: consulting, software & supp...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
25 Cabot Square, London, E14 4QZ, United Kingdom · UKI42
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
- Bidding Documents (find-tender.service.gov.uk) · Bidding Documents
- Bidding Documents (find-tender.service.gov.uk) · Bidding Documents
- Bidding Documents (find-tender.service.gov.uk) · Bidding Documents
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Office of Rail and Road
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Reference: ORR CT 26-34
ORR is seeking a specialist Microsoft AI delivery partner to design, develop and implement three AI solutions within its Microsoft 365 environment. The requirement includes: (1) an AI-enabled records retention and SharePoint remediation solution to improve information governance, metadata management and retention compliance; (2) a Corporate Knowledge Agent to support knowledge discovery, evidence retrieval and expertise identification; and (3) a Strategic Workforce Planning Agent to support workforce forecasting, scenario modelling and resource planning. The scope includes discovery, solution design, development, configuration, testing, security assurance, deployment, documentation, training, knowledge transfer and handover, with all solutions to be fully operational and supported by ORR by project completion.
Full CPV breakdown
- 72222300 — Information technology services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- No
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- ORR may extend the contract for up to 12 months beyond the initial term where additional time is required to complete implementation activities, provide post-implementation support, undertake further knowledge transfer, deliver enhancements to the implemented solutions, or support the expansion of capabilities to additional Microsoft 365 services or business areas. Any extension will be at ORR's sole discretion and subject to satisfactory supplier performance, continued business need and availability of funding.
- Submission method
- Tenders must be submitted electronically via the ORR eTendering Portal @ https://orr.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/8296696501A0D3091277 All bids must be uploaded to the portal before the stated deadline. The system allows suppliers to upload revised versions of their submissions up until the closing time, but late tenders will not be accepted. All clarification questions must also be submitted through the electronic portal for audit purposes. Responses will be shared with all bidders without identifying the source of the question. No electronic auction will be used in this procurement. Guidance on registering and using the portal can be found at: https://www.orr.gov.uk/about/procuring-goods-and-services/e-tendering
- Enquiries close
- 1 Oct 2026
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 24 Sep 2026 12:06
- Deadline
- 15 Oct 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-077964
- Notice ID
- ORR CT 26-34
Full notice record
49 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Name | Office of Rail and Road |
| Address › Street | 25 Cabot Square |
| Address › Town / city | London |
| Address › Postcode | E14 4QZ |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI42 |
| Contact › Email | procurementteam@orr.gov.uk |
| Role | buyer |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
Buyer
| Name | Office of Rail and Road |
Tender
| Title | Artificial Intelligence Innovation |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › Description | Information technology services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £120,000 |
| Value › Value | £100,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Below threshold - open competition |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | No |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Bidding period › End | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £120,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £100,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 9 Apr 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 9 Apr 2028 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | ORR may extend the contract for up to 12 months beyond the initial term where additional time is required to complete implementation activities, provide post-implementation support, undertake further knowledge transfer, deliver enhancements to the implemented solutions, or support the expansion of capabilities to additional Microsoft 365 services or business areas. Any extension will be at ORR's sole discretion and subject to satisfactory supplier performance, continued business need and availability of funding. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Description | The contract will be awarded on the basis of the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT), assessed against quality and price criteria. Quality will be evaluated on methodology, delivery approach and relevant experience (60% weighting). Price/value for money will be evaluated at 40% |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 1 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-22989 |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-22990 |
| Document › Document 3 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 3 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-22992 |
| Document › Document 4 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 4 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 4 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090514-2026 |
| Document › Document 4 › Published | 24 Sep 2026 |