2026-087 AI Technical Sandbox
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Softcat PLC
- Value
- £450,000
- Duration
- 2 years
- Topic
- Internet and intranet software development services
- Published
- 4 November 2026
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
Ofgem is seeking a secure, cloud-hosted AI Technical Sandbox solution and associated services to support artificial intelligence innovation, experimentation, testing and evaluation activities. The solution will provide a controlled and isolated environment for testing, demonstrating and validating artificial intelligence technologies, products, services and use cases through structured cohorts and other innovation activities. It will include secure and segregated sandbox environments, hosting, platform services, configuration, onboarding, technical assistance and operational support. The solution will provide tools and functionality to support artificial intelligence model development, proof-of-concept activities, testing, benchmarking, monitoring, model validation, performance assessment and technology evaluation. It will also include capabilities for synthetic data generation, data preparation and data management to support safe experimentation while minimising the use of sensitive or production data. The service will include appropriate security capabilities, including identity and access management, monitoring, logging, audit and reporting functionality, to maintain a secure environment throughout the contract term.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date19 October 2026
- Completed: Award published4 November 2026Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date31 December 2028in 2 years
About the buyer
Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) is Britain's energy regulator, a non-ministerial government department. Most goods and services are bought through Crown Commercial Service frameworks, chiefly its Energy and Economic Services and Advice agreement. Lots span gas and electricity engineering, distributed energy resources, and economic and financial advice.
Ofgem then runs a further competition or awards work directly to a supplier on the relevant lot.
Over the past 5 years, most of Ofgem's contract awards have been in business services, software and information systems, and IT services.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@office-of-gas-and-electricity-markets-ofgem.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@office-of-gas-and-electricity-markets-ofgem.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@office-of-gas-and-electricity-markets-ofgem.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@office-of-gas-and-electricity-markets-ofgem.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@office-of-gas-and-electricity-markets-ofgem.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@office-of-gas-and-electricity-markets-ofgem.gov |
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