# PS25356 Impact of Inference at the Edge \(RAF043/2526\)

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by DESNZ.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [DESNZ](/buyers/desnz/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Edinburgh Innovations](/suppliers/edinburgh-innovations/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £79,200
- Tender value: £79,200
- Award date: 10 February 2026
- Published: 25 March 2026
- Contract start: 11 February 2026
- Contract end: 31 March 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 0cc8779b-d5bc-4cae-ba00-343476ebb9cb-889946
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-928392b1-45c1-4e0d-8321-6a46322b0caf

## Description

\*\*\*Modification of the Contract\*\*\* Contract Variation PS25356 001 - To amend the contract end date from 31st March 2026 to 30th June 2026 and to update the Project Milestone Schedule\. \*\*\*\*\* THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION \*\*\*\*\* This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the CCS RM6126 Research and Insights DPS\. Brief Description of Requirement Department of Energy Security and Net Zero \(DESNZ\) require a report which will outline the electricity impacts of having decentralised inference as opposed to centralised demand in data centres\. The impacts will be considered for each of the scenarios selected in the methodology\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0cc8779b-d5bc-4cae-ba00-343476ebb9cb-889946)