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Invitation to Tender - AI Skills Boost Hub

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

02 Oct 2026 at 14:05

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

13 Aug 2026 at 10:13

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

10 Aug 2026 at 17:20

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

05 Jun 2026 at 17:19

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

05 Jun 2026 at 16:48

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology procured a single integrated AI Skills Boost digital platform for UK users. The service is intended to combine the existing AI Skills Boost and AI Skills Hub into one website supporting the Government’s aim to improve AI skills among 10 million UK workers by 2030. The work covers discovery, design, development, testing, hosting, maintenance and support, with user accounts, diagnostic and self-assessment tools, personalised learning pathways, a course catalogue, provider submissions and digital credentials. It also includes analytics, accessibility, security, data protection and ongoing improvements. The supplier is responsible for curating and maintaining content, assuring course and provider quality, and aligning learning materials to agreed AI skills competency frameworks. Delivery is across the United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and the Department selected Kampakis and Co Ltd, trading as The Tesseract Academy. The award was made on 2 October 2026, for £900,000 excluding VAT (£1,080,000 including VAT). The contract period runs from 14 October 2026 to 31 March 2029, with an option for a further period of up to 12 months at the buyer’s discretion. The original procurement was an open procedure, with one lot and 19 bids recorded. The award basis combined quality and price: price was assessed using price per quality point, with technical quality covering the proposed delivery approach and related service, content and management arrangements. Suppliers had to meet mandatory participation and qualification requirements before evaluation.

This award shows demand for a lead supplier able to deliver an end-to-end digital learning platform, rather than a standalone website or course catalogue. Credible competitors for this buyer’s requirement need to combine user-focused discovery and design with software development, hosting, service management, maintenance and support. They also need capability in accessibility, security, data protection, analytics, scalable user services and personalised learning features. Content operations matter: suppliers must be able to curate courses, manage provider submissions and catalogue metadata, assure quality, and map learning to an agreed AI skills framework. Strong proposals also need a clear mobilisation, contract-management and exit approach. The buyer permitted specialist delivery partners and subcontractors, so a lead supplier could assemble these capabilities through a delivery team. The 19 bids, including 15 from SMEs, indicate competition from smaller suppliers as well as larger providers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Invitation to Tender - AI Skills Boost Hub

Notice Description

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is seeking to appoint a supplier to design, build, host, maintain and support a single integrated AI Skills Boost digital platform. The platform will bring together the existing AI Skills Boost and AI Skills Hub services into one user-focused website to support the Government's ambition to upskill 10 million UK workers in AI skills by 2030. The requirement includes website discovery, design, build, testing, hosting, service management, analytics, user account functionality, diagnostic and self-assessment tools, personalised learning pathways, course catalogue functionality, provider submission functionality, digital credentialing, accessibility, security, data protection and ongoing platform improvement. The supplier will also be responsible for content curation, course and provider quality assurance, alignment of learning content to agreed AI skills competency frameworks, metadata management, content review processes and ongoing catalogue maintenance. The Authority intends to appoint a single lead supplier with overall responsibility for delivery, although the use of subcontractors or specialist delivery partners is permitted where this strengthens delivery. The contract is expected to commence in October 2026 and run until 31 March 2029 as the initial term, with break rights at 12-month intervals and an option to extend by up to 12 months. The indicative budget for the initial term is up to PS1,500,000 excluding VAT.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: Further 12 month extension at the discretion of the contracting authority to continue services, based on agreed contractual pricing schedule.

Renewal: Further 12 month extension at the discretion of the contracting authority to continue services.

Planning Information

Please download the attached Request for Information document from our e-sourcing portal Jaggaer here:https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/07422432019E9892F0D2. Please complete and return to aiocommercial@dsit.gov.uk by 12 noon 22nd June 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06af2b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093383-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

72212220 - Internet and intranet software development services

72413000 - World wide web (www) site design services

80420000 - E-learning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
4 Sep 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Oct 20265 days ago
Contract Period
14 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2EG
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Kampakis and co

Further Information

Notice Documents

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