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AI Scientist Call

Advanced Research and Invention Agency · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 11:01.

Opportunity overview

To help guide and shape how ARIA thinks about AI Scientists, we are inviting proposals for a series of short exploratory projects, to be undertaken using AI Scientists. We are specifically looking for AI systems that are able to perform the full end-to-end workflow of scientific knowledge creation. This call will be backed by up to £3M and targets awards of up to £500K with a maximum duration of 9 months

Classification

  • CPV73110000 — Research services

Lots

  • Lot 1£417k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05cc96
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Procedure

Features
See call document on https://www.aria.org.uk/ai-scientist/funding

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
28 Nov 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
14 Nov 2025, 14:00

Enquiry period

Ends
7 Nov 2025, 23:59

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Options
Yes

Value

Amount
417,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
500,000

Options

Description
Ability to extend for additional months

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Weighting Description
See tender document on https://www.aria.org.uk/ai-scientist/funding

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
AI Scientist System Capability & Automation
Type
quality
Criterion 2
Name
Ambition, Clarity, and Suitability of the Research Problem
Type
quality
Criterion 3
Name
Value for ARIA's Learning and Future Strategy
Type
quality
Criterion 4
Name
Cost
Type
cost

Contract period

Ends
30 Sept 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Jan 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
065310-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
14 Oct 2025, 16:05

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVHN-2521-XHNQ
Name
Advanced Research and Invention Agency

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
N1C 4EW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
5 Beaconsfield St

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PVHN-2521-XHNQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI31 · N1C 4EW · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05cc96-2025-10-14T16:05:53+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·