WAR - Digital Strategic Solutions Delivery Partner

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Warwickshire County Council

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

082277-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 48000000, 72000000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

20 Sept 2026

Warwickshire County Council (the Council) is seeking to procure a delivery partner to implement a suite of core, council-wide artificial intelligence (AI) and automation solutions, in line with our "Digital Strategic Solutions" model. The partner will implement a mechanism by which WCC Clients can access specific tools via WCC's intranet site or other central repository/ hub providing controlled access to AI tools across our services, focusing initially on transcription, automated document generation and report writing, language interpretation and translation, and AI-enabled digital assistant solutions such as chatbots. We are seeking a 2-year contract. The engagement must comply with UK GDPR and all relevant laws and align with the UK Government's AI Playbook principles (e.g. transparency, accountability, fairness, safety, sustainability) for responsible AI use.

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Observed notice trail

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1. Tender notice observed

   8 May 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   042559-2026

   Published tags

   tender

2. Award notice observed

   28 Aug 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 15 Sept 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   082277-2026

   Published tags

   award, contract

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• WAR - Digital Strategic Solutions Delivery Partner

  Buyer: Warwickshire County CouncilSupplier: Beam

  End date in notice

  30 Sept 2028

  Value shown in notice

  £2,000,000Published award value

  Official source

  Open the official Find a Tender notice for WAR - Digital Strategic Solutions Delivery Partner

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  1

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Options are statedLot 1

  The satisfactory performance of the contract may be jeopardised by the following risks, which by their nature, are unable to be addressed in the contract as awarded: The changing needs and requirements of the Council and the changing demands placed on the Council by its customers. Increases or decreases in funding - such as reductions or additions in budget allocations as part of the Council's budget setting processes, or as a consequence of additional funding streams which were unknown at the time of awarding the contract, but which are provided to increase the volume and scope of services delivered. Changes in legislation or national guidance. The identification of additional service recipients, not originally captured by the scope of the contract. Opportunities offered by emerging/new technologies. Materialisation of any of the identified risks may result in a permitted modification under Schedule 8 of the Procurement Act 2023. The contract value for this notice has been identified as £2M. There is currently internal approval to spend up to £1M initially, but additional spend (up to the £2M notice value) may be subsequently approved and will form part of the scope of the contract.

  Published 8 May 2026.Open supporting notice 042559-2026

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