Framework for an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Transformation Partner
- Buyer
- Gateshead Borough Council
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Closes
- 7 December 2026
- Where
- Gateshead, the North East
- Type
- Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)
In plain English
Gateshead Borough Council is looking for one supplier to help it plan and deliver its artificial intelligence (AI) programme. The work starts with a paid Discovery Phase, and any further work is ordered separately under contracts agreed later, with a total ceiling of £5,000,000 excluding VAT.
What the buyer wants
• Fixed prices for the Discovery Phase, set out in the Pricing Schedule (Schedule D) • Support for the Council's AI transformation programme, starting with the Discovery Phase and then any later services commissioned through individual call-off contracts • Agreement to call-off contract terms and pricing for each later piece of work, which are agreed case by case before each one is awarded
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: The framework is closed to all other organisations and offers one supplier only, with no guaranteed volume of work and a £5,000,000 ceiling, so a small business would likely be ruled out by the scale of the programme and the requirement to deliver it as the single appointed partner.
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How to bid
This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.
Where to apply
The notice doesn't name a website for bids. Ask the buyer how to apply, using the contact on the official notice.
Questions about this tender? Email the buyer at procurement@gateshead.gov.uk.
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