Official UK procurement notice
MSC Artificial Intelligence — UK public procurement notice
Authority: Department for Work & Pensions (Central government)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)+6 more
Awarded value£109,118published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to University of Liverpool
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMSC Artificial Intelligence.
Objectives:
• Postgraduate level learning in machine learning, deep learning and natural language processing.
• Skills to design, build and evaluate AI enabled systems in practice.
• Application of ethical, secure and responsible AI aligned to DDaT standards.
Method of Delivery: Fully Online
Part time study over 24 months. Relatively close proximity to the educational if there are reasons to attend in person (e.g. graduation, library use, opting for an in person meeting)
Processed by SSCL
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
80511000 Staff training services
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 Sept 2026, 07:14 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2026, 07:14 BST
- Authority reference
39050372061- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077cfa
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £109,1181 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Liverpool | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · University of Liverpool
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Value
- £109,118
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 — 30 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published30 Sept 2026, 07:14 BSTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOLAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender