# Transparency Notice 701577922 RM1557\.12 Trial of the Adarga Knowledge Platform

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Ministry of Defence.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Ministry of Defence](/buyers/ministry-of-defence/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Adarga Ltd](/suppliers/adarga/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £2,000,000
- Tender value: £2,000,000
- Award date: 20 August 2021
- Published: 14 September 2021
- Contract start: 24 August 2021
- Contract end: 22 August 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 64fe850a-ee42-423f-a3eb-14dd57ddb1d6-468557
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7e93bf65-8f9e-4d1c-991b-a927d3df94c3

## Description

The aim of the requirement is to be able to access and evaluate the utility of a software platform that assesses international open source information, curates it and allows access to it in near real time\. By utilising Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing \(NLP\) it will be possible to access over 1 million online news sources across 230 countries at speed identifying defence, conflict and security specific language\. REQUIREMENT There is a need to establish Defence's requirement for and understand the utility of novel methods, models, techniques and analysis tools that can curate, assess and process vast quantities of open-source data and draw valuable insights for policy and decision-makers\. Refer to Statement of Requirement at Schedule 1\. Contract through G-Cloud RM1557\.12 down selected to Adarga

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64fe850a-ee42-423f-a3eb-14dd57ddb1d6-468557)