Official UK procurement notice
Safeguarded AI: Theory · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionARIA is an R&D funding agency built to unlock scientific and technological breakthroughs that benefit everyone. We empower scientists and engineers to pursue research at the edge of what is technologically or scientifically possible.
We reach across disciplines, sectors and institutions to shape, fund and manage projects across the R&D ecosystem, from startups to universities, to break down silos and discover new pathways.
We're looking for proposals for Safeguarded AI: Theory, for info see www.aria.org.uk/programme-safeguarde… ↗
CPV: Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1As AI becomes more capable, it has the potential to power scientific breakthroughs,…Published value£2,900,000
As AI becomes more capable, it has the potential to power scientific breakthroughs, enhance global prosperity, and safeguard us from disasters. But only if it's deployed wisely.
Current techniques working to mitigate the risk of advanced AI systems have serious limitations, and can't be relied upon empirically to ensure safety. To date, very little R&D effort has gone into approaches that provide quantitative safety guarantees for AI systems, because they're considered impossible or impractical.
By combining scientific world models and mathematical proofs we will aim to construct a 'gatekeeper', an AI system tasked with understanding and reducing the risks of other AI agents.
In doing so we'll develop quantitative safety guarantees for AI in the way we have come to expect for nuclear power and passenger aviation.
Our goal: to usher in a new era for AI safety, allowing us to unlock the full economic and social benefits of advanced AI systems while minimising risks.
For more info see www.aria.org.uk/programme-safeguarde… ↗
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Suitability
See ARIA website www.aria.org.uk/programme-safeguarde… ↗
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Apr 2024, 09:28 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Apr 2024, 09:28 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-011717- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045144Find a Tender
Publisher note: Detailed timelines can be found in the programme call information on ARIAs website: https://www.aria.org.uk/programme-safeguarded-ai/ The application process consists of one stage: - Submission of a proposal - the deadline for submission of proposals is 28.05.24 (12:00 BST). The total funding value is the estimated budget available. We expect to fund multiple applicants. Funding is anticipated to be award via both contracts and grants. For information on how we fund https://www.aria.org.uk/faqs-funding/
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 May 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
11 Apr 2024 → 28 May 2024 · 2 dates- Notice published11 Apr 2024, 09:28 BST
- Submission deadline28 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Not Applicable, see the ARIA Act 2022Review body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.