Official UK procurement notice
67,472.48 (ex VAT) · UK public procurement notice
Authority: DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo enable widespread AI adoption, DSIT is responding to the AI Management Essentials public consultation by developing two pieces of guidance to be published in September as part of a wider package of announcements.
One of these publications will be 'AI Govern’ to support deployers to effectively govern their AI systems. The framework will support firms seeking to adopt or deploy AI systems by providing generalisable guidance for firms operating across different domains, value chains, and with differing risk appetites. The framework will set out a process to ensure deployers have taken effective measures to assure their AI systems.
To develop the framework, we require additional expertise to build out guidance on the technical activities firms can take to appropriately measure, evaluate and mitigate the risks of deploying their AI system.
CPV: Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Research and framework for AI Adoption DevelopmentAwarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Aug 2025, 10:38 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2025, 10:38 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049738- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058a59Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This work would be procured via Direct Award under Procurement Regulations 24: These contracts are exempt from competition, with the justification of a direct award falling under; Schedule 5, point 6: The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract (a)due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Physical Laboratory Ltd | £67,472 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 049738-2025-1 · National Physical Laboratory Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Aug 2025
- Value
- £67,472
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- National Physical LaboratoryAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.