Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Value
- £200,000
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- IT services · Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services (CPV 72222000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Jun 2025
- Published8 Jul 2025Published 35 days after the contract date
Description
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), on behalf of the Government Digital Service (GDS), has awarded a contract to a a consultancy supplier with a strong understanding of the frontier AI landscape and experience in shaping cross-government transformation strategies. The requirement is to deliver an overarching strategy which will provide time-bound outputs to inform implementation and adoption of AI across the public sector. The procurement route followed was a further competition under the Crown Commercial Services RM6187 Management Consultancy Framework Three (MCF3) Lot 2 - Strategy and Policy.
About the supplier
Boston Consulting Group Limited (the): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00958970).