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# OpenAI Sector AI Evaluation Pilot

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/openai-sector-ai-evaluation-pilot-ocds-h6vhtk-06ecf0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Jisc Services Limited: "OpenAI Sector AI Evaluation Pilot". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Jisc Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/jisc-services-limited-GB-PPON-PZZC-9926-PRNM)
- **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
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/openai-sector-ai-evaluation-pilot-ocds-h6vhtk-06ecf0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06ecf0`

## 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/openai-sector-ai-evaluation-pilot-ocds-h6vhtk-06ecf0#tl-md)

## Description
JSL has concluded negotiations with the supplier and now intends to sign a contract, pending the observation of the required 8 working day standstill period.
The provision of a time-limited evaluation service comprising access to OpenAI's proprietary enterprise AI environment, including ChatGPT Edu, OpenAI models, APIs, GPTs and associated enterprise platform capabilities. The evaluation includes ChatGPT Edu, Codex, OpenAI proprietary models, APIs, GPTs, agentic and research capabilities, enterprise administration and governance functionality, security controls, data residency options, support arrangements and associated services made available within the contracted OpenAI environment during the evaluation period.
This evaluation will be made available to multiple UK further and higher education institutions with Jisc facilitating a coordinated, sector-wide approach that enables participation on consistent terms.
The objective of this evaluation is to generate evidence on the onboarding, engagement needs, adoption, governance, security, technical integration, institutional value, commercial models and consumption of OpenAI's first-party AI environment across institutions with different underlying cloud, productivity, identity, data and application estates.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48000000, 72222300

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **OpenAI OpCo, LLC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PTHP-4293-NPBX`
  - Value: US$7,560,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 06/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F088540-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-18T09:45:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T18:55:45.661Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06ecf0