Adaptation of Large Language Models (PhD sponsorship)
Details
- Supplier(s)
- The University of Sheffield
- Value
- £46,000
- Duration
- 4 years
- Topic
- Adult and other education services
- Published
- 6 September 2023
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
Contribution to the funding of a 4 year PhD project at the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Speech and Language Technologies (SLT) and their Applications. The PhD is topic is "Adapting large language models to respond to domain changes in content moderation systems. The aim of this project is to develop new/improved techniques for domain transfer for large language models so that they can be rapidly and efficiently adapted/fine-tuned so that performance is maintained after one or more of these domain changes.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date1 September 2023
- Completed: Award published6 September 2023Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date30 September 2027in 12 months
About the buyer
The Office of Communications (Ofcom) is the UK's communications regulator, covering broadcasting, telecoms, post and spectrum as a non-departmental public body. Ofcom procures under the Procurement Act 2023 and its own procurement rules. Competitions for its contracts usually run as an Invitation to Tender process, procured directly by Ofcom's own commercial team. Larger opportunities also typically route through Crown Commercial Service frameworks or frameworks hosted by public bodies. Ofcom publishes contract opportunities on Contracts Finder, with higher-value notices appearing on Find a Tender. Awarded contracts appear on Ofcom's own contract register alongside its procurement strategy.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of Ofcom's contract awards have been in business services, software and information systems and IT services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 80400000 · Adult and other education services
Decision makers
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