Award

International Resource – Delivery of the 2025/2026 International AI Safety Report

  • Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-022693

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05062d (view related notices)

Published 19 May 2025, 2:37pm



Scope

Reference

PRJ_5194

Description

Technical specialist organisation able to identify, source and recruit the experts needed to deliver the Report. Given the specific nature of the work, we need an organisation with the required technical specialisation.


Contract 1. International Resource – Delivery of the 2025/2026 International AI Safety Report

Supplier

Contract value

  • £720,000 excluding VAT
  • £720,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

19 May 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 29 May 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

2 June 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 3 June 2025 to 31 March 2026
  • 9 months, 28 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 73110000 - Research services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award


Supplier

Mila Quebec AI Institute (Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms)

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRNQ-4865-PWQT

6666 Rue Saint Urbain

Montreal

H2S 3H1

Canada

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Connected people/organisations:

N/A

Associated people/organisations:

Not Applicable

Contract 1. International Resource - Delivery of the 2025/2026 International AI Safety Report


Contracting authority

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVWZ-3216-PVQL

22 Whitehall

London

SW1A 2EG

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - central government