DDaT24324 DSIT Sector Classification Project

The Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT) anticipates it will shortly launch a procurement for an organisation to produce a list of companies for several DSIT sectors and subsequently assist in the development of economic statistics describing these sectors.

DSIT is responsible for some of the UK's most dynamic and developing sectors. These sectors tend to be poorly served by Standard Industry Classification (SIC) codes, so traditional SIC-based methods for developing statistics on their size and health have limited applicability.

Teams across DSIT have experimented with solutions to this issue, which has spawned multiple approaches. DSIT's central analysis directorate is undertaking a project with the aim of consolidating and replacing these approaches with one that uses machine-learning methods.

For this procurement, we intend to use the following framework: CCS Spark DPS RM6094. Interested suppliers can join this framework, with instructions found here in Annex 1 attached to this notice. Crown Commercial Services, who operate the framework, advise it can take up to 15 days from application to registration on the framework.

On the 6th August 2024 (exact time to be confirmed), we will host a session with suppliers who have registered an interest in this procurement. Within this session, we will provide further information on this procurement and the wider requirement and give suppliers an opportunity to ask questions. Following the session, we may hold individual 1-2-1 meetings with interested suppliers to further discuss the procurement if this is required.

This notice aims to inform potential suppliers of our intention to procure via framework and our upcoming supplier engagement event.

All potential suppliers are encouraged to review the documentation attached to this notice that provides further details of this pre market engagement session. This includes further information as to how to submit your expression of interest.

Additional information: Potential suppliers are required to follow the guidance in the attached Prior Information document that outlines how expressions of interest can be made for this supplier day.

Any potential supplier is encouraged to begin the application process to onboard to the DPS as outlined in Annex 1 to allow ample time to work with CCS and their partners through the onboarding process.