01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Category
- Not supplied
- CPV classification
- Not supplied
- Tender period
- Not supplied — Not supplied
Description
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.
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02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
Centre for AI Measurement
- Awarded
- 7 January 2026
- Award value
- £10,500,000
- Suppliers
- 1
- Signed contract
- 21 January 2026
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
22 Whitehall, London, UKI32, SW1A 2EG, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PVWZ-3216-PVQLNPL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
National Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road, Teddington, Middlesex, Teddington, UKI75, TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
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04 Provenance
Source for this process
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