---
title: "Sector AI Report"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06dd8f"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Office for Students"
published: "2026-08-06"
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# Sector AI Report

Buyer: Office for Students  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06dd8f

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## Summary

The Office for Students commissioned a Sector AI Report in collaboration with Advance HE. This is a professional services requirement centred on survey work and the production of a report about artificial intelligence across the higher education sector. The work is delivered in the United Kingdom. The buyer is the Office for Students, a public authority based in Bristol. The requirement was structured as a single service lot and concerns collaboration between the buyer and the selected supplier. It may be relevant to organisations providing research, survey design, data gathering, analysis and sector reporting, particularly where they understand higher education and can work closely with a public-sector client and sector body.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. Advance HE was selected as the supplier. The contract was signed on 29 July 2026 and runs from 10 August 2026 to 31 December 2026. Its value is £1.00 excluding VAT and £1.20 including VAT. The contract is active. The procurement used one lot, which is complete, and the award covers survey services. This outcome shows that the Office for Students used a low-value, non-competitive route for a defined Sector AI Report collaboration with Advance HE, rather than inviting competing tenders. The contract is intended for delivery across the United Kingdom.

For a competitor, this procurement provides a clear example of the Office for Students buying survey services to support a sector-focused artificial intelligence report. Relevant suppliers would need the ability to design or deliver survey work, gather and interpret evidence, and turn findings into a concise report for a public-sector audience. Experience working with higher education stakeholders would be commercially relevant, as would the ability to collaborate directly with the Office for Students and a sector organisation such as Advance HE. Organisations that combine research, analysis, reporting and stakeholder engagement are the closest fit. The small and specialist nature of the selected supplier indicates that this type of requirement can suit an SME with focused sector expertise.

## Notice

Sector AI Report collaboration between Office for Students and Advance HE

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074669-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 10 Aug 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Office for Students |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS34 8SR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Gifford |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Advance HE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79311000 - Survey services

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2026 at 12:19 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074669-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074669-2026
  6th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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