Government Commercial Agency awards £20m procurement AI services contract to Cognizant

Tender information last checkedLast checked 16 Oct 2026, 15:58.

Opportunity overview

Government Commercial Agency (GCA) is the Buyer and is procuring a digital procurement assistant tool to support users through key stages of the procurement journey via GCA's current and future commercial agreements, including frameworks, dynamic markets and other commercial routes to market. It provides an end-to-end journey including intake triage, AI-supported requirement search, and AI-assisted tender document generation.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £20m
Awarded: 15 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 07195160
Location: London, UKI42, EC2M 4AG, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: CCTS26A53
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Award under framework
Competitive: Yes

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Government Commercial Agency
Id: GB-PPON-PBZB-4962-TVLR

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PBZB-4962-TVLR

Address

Street Address: The Capital, Old Hall Street
Locality: Liverpool
Postal Code: L3 9PP
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKD72

Contact

Email: supplier@gca.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 3454102222

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.gca.gov.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 2

Name: COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-07195160

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 07195160

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PLNV-6475-MRXW

Address

Street Address: 280 Bishopsgate
Locality: London
Postal Code: EC2M 4AG
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI42

Contact

Email: inquiry@cognizant.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.cognizant.com ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: Provision of a Strategic Partnership for Delivery of Intelligent Intake Orchestration & Autonomous Sourcing Service
Status: active
Date: 16 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72222300
Description: Information technology services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 24,000,000
Amount: 20,000,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-07195160
Name: COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED

Contract period

Starts: 26 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 30 Sept 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description: additional extensions: one or more of up to 18 months in the aggregate.

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097995-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097995-2026 ↗
Published: 16 Oct 2026, 14:15
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 22 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Related procurements

Entry 1

Id: framework
Scheme: ocid
Identifier: ocds-h6vhtk-04eac3
Uri: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-04eac3 ↗

Relationship

framework

Related lots

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Liverpool · UKD72 · L3 9PP · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

097995-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 16 Oct 2026, 14:15

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Government Commercial Agency has announced an award to COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED for a digital procurement assistant covering intake triage, AI-supported requirement search and AI-assisted tender-document generation. The notice records a future signature milestone, so it should be treated as an award announcement rather than evidence of a signed contract.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusContract award notice published; tender status complete and award status active.Evidence: The notice is titled “Contract award notice on Find a Tender”; tender status is “complete” and award 1 status is “active”.
Signature statusNot evidenced as signed.Evidence: Award 1 contains a scheduled future signature date of 22 October 2026; no executed-contract or signature confirmation is supplied.
Planned contract period26 October 2026 to 31 March 2030.Evidence: Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-10-26 and endDate 2030-03-31.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097995-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07899f
First published: 16 Oct 2026
Last checked: 16 Oct 2026, 15:58
Notice versions reviewed: 1

View Find a Tender notice ↗

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 16 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award, valued at £20,000,000 excluding VAT (£24,000,000 gross), is recorded for COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED.

Market significance

This is a £20m above-threshold services award under a framework for procurement-technology and AI-enabled sourcing capability.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £20,000,000 excluding VAT; £24,000,000 gross GBP · Awarded; signature not yet evidenced

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Award 1 names COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED as supplier and states amount £20,000,000 and amountGross £24,000,000. Supplier identity is verified against Companies House number 07195160.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

99% confidence

Contract award notice published; tender status complete and award status active.

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The notice is titled “Contract award notice on Find a Tender”; tender status is “complete” and award 1 status is “active”.

Signature status

99% confidence

Not evidenced as signed.

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Award 1 contains a scheduled future signature date of 22 October 2026; no executed-contract or signature confirmation is supplied.

Planned contract period

98% confidence

26 October 2026 to 31 March 2030.

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Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-10-26 and endDate 2030-03-31.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£20,000,000

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Award 1 value.amount is 20000000 GBP.

Award value including VAT

99% confidence

£24,000,000

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 24000000 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award date

99% confidence

16 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-16.

Notice publication

99% confidence

16 October 2026

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The award notice document was published at 2026-10-16T14:15:55+01:00.

Scheduled signature date

99% confidence

22 October 2026

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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-22.

Planned start date

98% confidence

26 October 2026

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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-26.

Planned end date

98% confidence

31 March 2030

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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2030-03-31.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Digital procurement assistant supporting users through procurement journeys using GCA commercial agreements, frameworks, dynamic markets and other routes to market.

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Tender description.

Functional scope

98% confidence

Intake triage, AI-supported requirement search, and AI-assisted tender-document generation.

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Tender description.

Service classification

99% confidence

Information technology services (CPV 72222300).

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Award item additional classification.

Delivery geography

98% confidence

United Kingdom.

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Award item delivery address region is UK.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Selective procedure; award under framework.

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Tender procurementMethod is “selective” and procurementMethodDetails is “Award under framework”.

Competition

93% confidence

Competitive procurement indicated.

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Tender competitive field is true.

Framework reference

94% confidence

Related framework process ocds-h6vhtk-04eac3, related lot 6.

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relatedProcesses identifies the framework relationship and relatedLots [“6”].

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Core term

98% confidence

Planned from 26 October 2026 to 31 March 2030.

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Award contractPeriod startDate and endDate.

Extension provision

98% confidence

One or more extensions of up to 18 months in aggregate; maximum extent date 30 September 2031.

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Award hasRenewal is true, renewal description specifies up to 18 months aggregate, and maxExtentDate is 2031-09-30.

Contract conclusion

99% confidence

Unknown; a signed contract is not evidenced.

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Only a future signature milestone is supplied.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial scale

98% confidence

£20m excluding VAT for AI-enabled procurement and sourcing services.

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Award value is £20,000,000 excluding VAT; scope describes AI-supported search and tender-document generation.

Route to market

99% confidence

The award was made through a framework rather than a standalone open procedure.

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Procurement method details state “Award under framework”.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-07899f
Analysed: 16 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Government Commercial Agency (GCA).

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Buyer party name in the notice.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Central government public authority.

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Buyer classification is publicAuthorityCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

98% confidence

Liverpool, United Kingdom.

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Buyer address lists Liverpool, L3 9PP, United Kingdom.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED (Companies House number 07195160).

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Supplier verification records a company-number match and verified legal name COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED.

Supplier scale

97% confidence

Large organisation.

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Supplier party details state scale “large”.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated renewal decision window

90% confidence

Before the planned end date of 31 March 2030, subject to the stated extension option.

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The award end date is 31 March 2030 and extensions may total up to 18 months. This is a date-based estimate, not a procurement forecast.

Maximum possible end date

98% confidence

30 September 2031.

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Award contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2031-09-30.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Signature and commencement

99% confidence

The published record schedules signature and a future start date but does not confirm execution or service commencement.

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FutureSignatureDate is scheduled for 22 October 2026; startDate is 26 October 2026.

Lot mapping discrepancy

96% confidence

The award is allocated to tender lot 1, while the related framework process references framework lot 6. The source does not explain the relationship.

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Award relatedLots and item relatedLot are “1”; related framework process lists relatedLots [“6”].

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value.

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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.

Competition detail

97% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice on bidder numbers, evaluation scores, pricing or award rationale.

View supporting evidence

No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The notice is an award announcement with a future signature milestone; it does not evidence a signed or commenced contract.
The source maps the award to tender lot 1 but references lot 6 in the related framework process; the relationship is not explained.
Information not supplied in the published notice: lot title, lot description, individual lot value, bidder count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown and award rationale.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who was awarded the Government Commercial Agency contract?

COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 07195160.

What is the value of the award?

£20,000,000 excluding VAT, with a gross value of £24,000,000.

Has the contract been signed?

The supplied notice does not confirm signature. It lists a scheduled signature date of 22 October 2026.

What services are covered?

A digital procurement assistant providing intake triage, AI-supported requirement search and AI-assisted tender-document generation.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Provision of a Strategic Partnership for Delivery of Intelligent Intake Orchestration & Autonomous Sourcing Services

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Additional Identifiers

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Renewal

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Related procurements

Relationship

Related lots

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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