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AI Sandbox

The Insolvency Service

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19 Oct 2026 at 09:58

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Summary of the contracting process

The Insolvency Service bought short-term consultancy and specialist support to establish an AI Sandbox and develop a repeatable, AI-native way of working. The requirement is for IT services, covering the expertise and practical resource needed to set up the sandbox and embed an approach that can be used repeatedly. The work is for the Insolvency Service, a central government organisation. The delivery location is recorded as the United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Kyndryl, which also signed the contract. The requirement was called off from the G-Cloud 14 framework using a limited procedure without a prior competition. The contract was signed on 25 September 2026 and is valued at £30,000. The process was divided into one lot, described as a G-Cloud 14 call-off; its stated award criterion was price. The recorded bid statistics show one bid for the lot. The procurement and award are recorded as complete and active respectively, and the contract is active.

This award shows that the Insolvency Service has bought specialist consultancy and resource to establish an AI Sandbox and create a repeatable AI-native way of working. Suppliers competing for this specific requirement when it returns to market would need to demonstrate practical AI expertise, the ability to establish a sandbox, and experience translating that work into a repeatable operating approach. The short-term consultancy and specialist-resource model favoured a supplier able to provide focused expertise rather than a broad, unrelated IT offering. The buyer used a G-Cloud 14 framework call-off and evaluated on price, so framework access and competitive pricing would be relevant to a future competition using the same route. The selected supplier was a large IT services business.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

AI Sandbox

Notice Description

Short-term consultancy and specialist resource to establish an AI Sandbox and create a repeatable AI-native way of working.

Procurement Information

Framework call off GC14

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078a62
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098307-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£30,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Insolvency Service
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STRATFORD
Postcode
E20 1HZ
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Kyndryl UK Limited

Further Information

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