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AI Contracts and Tenders

See open AI tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.

AI procurement covers generative AI pilots, machine learning tools and research, computer vision and large language model work, AI-enabled assistants and copilots, ambient voice technology in hospitals, and the adoption training that goes with rolling them out.

Buyers usually write AI into IT, software and consultancy contracts rather than a dedicated AI line, often as call-offs from G-Cloud or the Government Commercial Agency's artificial intelligence dynamic purchasing system. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, DWP and the Ministry of Defence are regular buyers, alongside councils, NHS trusts, universities and police forces.

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Frequently asked questions

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  • What counts as an AI tender in the UK public sector?

    AI notices cover generative AI pilots, machine learning research, computer vision and large language model work, AI-enabled assistants and copilots, and the adoption training that goes with rolling them out. Councils, NHS trusts, universities and central government departments buy this work, almost always through general IT, software or consultancy routes rather than a dedicated AI category.

  • Does the word AI in a notice always mean an artificial intelligence contract?

    No. Many UK tender templates list innovation and AI as one line in a scoring matrix, most often inside cleaning, maintenance and facilities contracts that have nothing to do with buying AI.

  • What CPV codes cover AI contracts?

    There is no dedicated CPV code for artificial intelligence. Notices carry general codes instead: 48000000 (Software package and information systems), 72000000 (IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support) and 73000000 (Research and development services and related consultancy services).

  • How do I find AI contracts before they are formally tendered?

    Read buyers' AI adoption plans, digital transformation strategies and pre-market engagement notices ahead of a formal tender. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.

  • Do UK public bodies buy AI through dedicated AI tenders?

    Rarely as a standalone category. AI tends to show up as a lot inside a bigger digital or software framework, such as a machine learning call-off under the CCS G-Cloud framework, or as one line inside a systems consultancy contract, rather than as its own procurement route.

  • Which frameworks are used to buy AI services in the UK public sector?

    The Government Commercial Agency artificial intelligence dynamic purchasing system is a route built for AI work. Central government and local buyers such as the Home Office, the Health Research Authority and Kingston upon Hull City Council have used it for AI strategy, delivery partner and digital product work, with suppliers registering on the system before they can compete.

    The G-Cloud framework is another common route, used for ready-made cloud AI services such as computer vision for road surveys, machine learning case management and agentic AI proofs of concept. Lancashire County Council, Rooftop Housing Group and the Pension Protection Fund have bought this way, sometimes by direct award.

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