Opportunity overview
This is a Contracts for Innovation competition funded by Innovate UK and delivered by the Department for Education. The aim of this phase is to develop tools which use generative AI to support teachers with assessing progress and providing feedback, known as formative assessment. These tools must support high quality education through evidence based teaching and learning approaches. These must align with relevant standards such as the National Curriculum or Early Years Foundation Stages (EYFS). The Department will be procuring contracts to support Phase 2 for AI Tools for Education which will include piloting, testing and demonstration or validation of prototype genAI tools for use in operating conditions in education up to Technical Readiness Levels 7 and 8 and this will build upon the work completed in Phase 1. The suppliers will be required to develop tools which use generative AI to support teachers with assessing progress and providing feedback, known as formative assessment. This competition does not include the adoption, implementation, or commercial production or supply of any tools. This competition does not cover the purchase of any solution. A total of up to £1 million inclusive of VAT is allocated to Phase 2 with up to 10 contracts awarded to successful organisations which will be selected following a mini competition. Contracts will commence in October 2025 and must end by 30th June 2026.
Awarded to
Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.
Learncycle Ltd
- Published award value
- £191.5k
- Awarded
- 23 Sept 2025
- Award ID
- 1
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PWJH-2542-TMNV
- Location
- London, UKI41, E5 8AF, United Kingdom
Kings College London
- Published award value
- £122.1k
- Awarded
- 23 Sept 2025
- Award ID
- 2
- Status
- pending
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PHYJ-5565-GJZD
- Location
- London, UKI32, WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom
Openkit Ltd
- Published award value
- £110.4k
- Awarded
- 23 Sept 2025
- Award ID
- 3
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PMRG-7142-LRGX
- Location
- Durham, UKC14, DH1 1TW, United Kingdom
Lettingsowl Ltd
- Published award value
- £131.2k
- Awarded
- 23 Sept 2025
- Award ID
- 4
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PMJX-7724-DVNV
- Location
- London, UKI34, SW11 1QN, United Kingdom
Kita Education Ltd
- Published award value
- £128.4k
- Awarded
- 23 Sept 2025
- Award ID
- 5
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PHWL-8933-TZVR
- Location
- London, UKI32, W2 5EU, United Kingdom
Corduroy Dinosaur Ltd
- Published award value
- £112.3k
- Awarded
- 23 Sept 2025
- Award ID
- 6
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PXZP-1798-GTQH
- Location
- Norwich, UKH17, NR16 1NB, United Kingdom
Classification
No classification was supplied.
Lots
- Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
- Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
- Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
- Transparency notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
- Transparency notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗