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# API Platform Access

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/api-platform-access-ocds-h6vhtk-07bb47). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Provision of access to multiple artificial intelligence models through a single API platform, enabling teams to access, test and use a broad range of third-party AI models without needing to establish separate integrations or arrangements with individual model providers. The service provides a centralised interface for accessing models from multiple independent providers, alongside consistent account-level security, data and usage controls.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Science, Innovation & Technology](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-science-innovation-technology-gov-d1381)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/api-platform-access-ocds-h6vhtk-07bb47#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07bb47`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/api-platform-access-ocds-h6vhtk-07bb47#tl-md)

## Description
Provision of access to multiple artificial intelligence models through a single API platform, enabling teams to access, test and use a broad range of third-party AI models without needing to establish separate integrations or arrangements with individual model providers.
The service provides a centralised interface for accessing models from multiple independent providers, alongside consistent account-level security, data and usage controls.
Access to a broad range of frontier and open-weight AI models through a single API and account.
Ability to access models from multiple independent model providers and deployments.
Controls to restrict model providers based on agreed security, data protection and assurance requirements.
Account-level controls for data retention and the use of customer data for model training.
Access to newly released models and capabilities as they become available through the platform.
Usage and spend monitoring and reporting to support financial management and invoice reconciliation.
Appropriate service availability, maintenance and operational support arrangements.
Technical and account management support for users.
Ability to monitor model availability, usage and service performance across providers.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72222300

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** API Platform Access (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **OpenRouter Inc**

  - Value: £1,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 13/11/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F107923-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-13T11:33:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-13T12:38:25.497Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07bb47
- **Licence:** Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.