Expired contract

CNI Monitoring

Details

Buyer: Department for Science Innovation and Technology
Supplier(s): RAND Europe Community Interest
Value: £348,959
Duration: 6 months
Topic: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published: 29 January 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The UK AI Security Institute (AISI) is working to understand, monitor, and mitigate emerging risks stemming from the integration of advanced AI systems into Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) sectors. As part of this, DSIT is procuring external partners to develop methodologies to identify and monitor risks to support preparedness efforts by government departments, key regulators, and other relevant stakeholders.

Timeline

Completed: Award date5 January 2026
Completed: Award published29 January 2026
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date6 July 2026

About the buyer

The Department for Science Innovation and Technology is a central government department, and a dedicated commercial directorate leads on its procurement work alongside project and delivery teams. Common goods and services are bought through Crown Commercial Service frameworks. UK Shared Business Services, a shared-services provider, manages many of the department's lower-value procurements on its behalf. Low-value orders require multiple supplier quotes to ensure value for money.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Department for Science Innovation and Technology's contract awards have been in IT services, research and development and software and information systems.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov