Notice Information
Notice Title
Adaptation of Large Language Models (PhD sponsorship)
Notice 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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-8e54fdcb-a6cc-4319-b95b-4b3bfd2cc725
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b25dba9-1add-445a-aa9c-5f0bce0ce7ee
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80400000 - Adult and other education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £46,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £46,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Sep 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 May 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 26 Jun 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2023 - 30 Sep 2027 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- OFCOM
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 9HA
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Southwark
- Electoral Ward
- Borough & Bankside
- Westminster Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b25dba9-1add-445a-aa9c-5f0bce0ce7ee
6th September 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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