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Centre for AI Measurement

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Tenderline Synopsis: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: "Centre for AI Measurement". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Science, Innovation & TechnologyScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
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Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
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Published history for Department for Science, Innovation & Technology. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
18.9%Historical Average
Based on 6 comparable procedures
Competition Density
7.2Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
National Physical LaboratoryTop vendor: 79.7% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 88 active published awards; 10 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
National Physical Laboratory2 wins£180,578,750
TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory2 wins£16,748,680
WAVEMAKER LIMITED1 win£10,000,000
PA Consulting Services Ltd1 win£9,800,000
Plexal (City) Limited1 win£3,037,720
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Science, Innovation & Technology
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published12 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT
Last source update12 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0600b1
What is being bought
Establishing a new Centre for AI Measurement. The Centre will host a programme of work to: a) Establish a centre of excellence focussed on enabling and accelerating the creation of new testing and evaluation tools for AI systems (the Centre for AI Measurement). b) Create a programme of research and development on good practice, evaluation and performance measures for AI systems, with a focus on highly capable AI systems. c) Support industry in developing, validating and verifying new products and services for AI assurance. d) Coordinate knowledge sharing and communication within the AI assurance sector, those furthering the science of measurement with regard to AI, and international partners.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    12 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    7 Jan 2026, 11:10 GMT
  3. Status changed to complete
    7 Jan 2026, 10:39 GMT
  4. Official notice release published
    7 Jan 2026, 10:39 GMT
  5. Buyer information updated
    7 Jan 2026, 10:39 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    12 Feb 2026, 10:19 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 21 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT · £10,500,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
NPL Management Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£10,500,000 · signed 21 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST — 31 Mar 2030, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PVWZ-3216-PVQL
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  • Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PVWZ-3216-PVQL
    22 Whitehall, London, UKI32, SW1A 2EG, GB
    AIOCommercial@dsit.gov.uk

  • NPL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PYDB-8862-JBYM
    National Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road, Teddington, Middlesex, Teddington, UKI75, TW11 0LW, GB
    enquiry@npl.co.uk
Documents (1)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleDirect award is justified under Procurement Regulations 24, Schedule 5, point 6, due to the absence of competition for technical reasons and the lack of reasonable alternatives.