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Pre-Market Engagement AI Solution for Social Services Recording

Flintshire County Council · Local authority

In brief

Flintshire County Council has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £1 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 10 years with extensions, starting 30 April 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 9 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Flintshire Social Services are seeking pre-market engagement to explore established AI solutions with proven application to Social Care recording, that are currently on the market to support transformational change in our recording processes. The AI solution would be used to summarise relevant information and highlight key points from any transcribed content, i.e. decisions made, actions required, into an appropriate template, covering a broad range of use cases, including assessments and reviews, minute taking and case notes. Some of our key considerations include; • The AI solution must keep our data in a private AI system • The AI solution must support multiple languages, specifically the Welsh language. • The AI solution must be accessible on a variety of devices and have high-quality audio recording capabilities, with a high degree of accuracy, with the functionality to manually review / edit content into a final output. • The AI solution will support a fully auditable record of any changes that are made

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 013160-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

53

Awards

27

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    Closing soon36 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £75kestimated
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    Closing soon3 days leftExpress interest3 lots

    £29.9mestimated
  4. Provision of an E Bulk Solution for the Administration of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

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    Closing soon6 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £100kestimated
  5. SCAPE Construction Works and Services Framework

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    Open10 days leftExpress interest5 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £8bnframework ceiling

From notice 013160-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 12 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.