Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Defra · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Methods Business and Digital Technology SME
- Value
- £405,400
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Business services · General management consultancy services (CPV 79411000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Jan 2026
- Published23 Jan 2026Published the same day
Description
Building on the foundation phase, this project will introduce Generative AI agents to support two services through alpha and beta testing. It will assess their effectiveness of Generative AI against these use cases and build evidence to support future investment
About the supplier
Methods Business and Digital Technology: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02485577).