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Sustainable AI Engineering Course

Department for Work and Pensions

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14 Sep 2026 at 11:12

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Work and Pensions bought specialist staff training through a Sustainable AI Engineering Course. The service is designed to build on an earlier high-level course with more technical content for people working with artificial intelligence engineering. It covers five sessions: context; measurement; model selection; inference engineering; and governance, best practice, engineering culture and new trends. Each session lasts between 90 minutes and two hours. The initial pilot is for up to 20 delegates, with the intention of bringing the course in-house as an offering. Delivery covers locations across England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, the East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, the South East and the South West. This is a services opportunity in staff training (CPV 80511000).

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct below-threshold procedure without competition. IT Climate Ed, LLC was selected as the supplier for the single lot. The award was made on 14 September 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 15 September 2026 to 1 June 2027. Its value is £44,500 gross. The contract is active. The published outcome records one supplier and one service requirement. The route used was a direct award rather than an open or competitive tender, so the procurement does not provide a benchmark based on competing bids or a disclosed price comparison. The requirement is focused on technical delivery of the five-part course and its use as a pilot before potential internal adoption by the department.

This procurement indicates demand from the Department for Work and Pensions for practical, technically detailed training on sustainable AI engineering rather than general awareness training. Suppliers seeking to compete for a similar requirement would need credible capability across the full learning programme: explaining the context for sustainable AI, measuring impacts, selecting models, engineering inference, and covering governance, engineering culture and emerging developments. They would also need to design and deliver concise sessions lasting 90 minutes to two hours, manage a pilot cohort of up to 20 delegates, and support a transition towards an in-house course. Relevant providers are likely to be specialist AI engineering training businesses able to combine technical subject expertise with structured teaching, consistent delivery across English locations and material suitable for reuse inside a central government department.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Sustainable AI Engineering Course

Notice Description

Sustainable AI Engineering Course. Building on the high level course already delivered this course will be more technical in nature covering 5 modules Session 1 - Context Session 2 - Measurement Session 3 - Model Selection: Session 4 - Inference Engineering: Session 5 - Governance & Best Practice, Engineering Culture and New Trends Method of delivery - 5 sessions of between 90 minutes and 2 hours length. Number of Delegates Max 20 for pilot, then bring in house as an offering Processed by SSCL

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f8e9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086769-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80511000 - Staff training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£44,500 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
15 Sep 2026 - 1 Jun 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Work and Pensions
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 9NA
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

IT Climate Ed, LLC

Further Information

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