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AI platform for use by Staff and Students at The University Of Kent

The University Of Kent · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 22:39.

Opportunity overview

The University of Kent has procured an enterprise-grade Generative AI platform to support teaching, learning, research, accessibility, and operational efficiency. The platform must provide a secure, institutionally governed AI environment; support student learning and staff productivity; reduce institutional risk; and enable scalable, compliant AI use across the university. Full details are available in the documentation. Due to the academic timetable, there are limited opportunities in the year to implement with a target date of approximately April 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.

OPENAI UK LTD

Match pending…
Published award value
£3.3m
Awarded
10 Feb 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 14367667
Location
London, UKI32, SW1H 0BL, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
MR25_009
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The University Of Kent
Id
GB-UKPRN-10007150

Identifier

Scheme
GB-UKPRN
Id
10007150

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDYN-9654-JPQJ

Address

Street Address
The Registry,
Locality
Canterbury
Postal Code
CT2 7NZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ44

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
OPENAI UK LTD
Id
GB-COH-14367667

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
14367667

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWPB-5541-NWZV

Address

Street Address
Suite 1, 7th Floor 50 Broadway
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1H 0BL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Control

Description
Open AI 1st Floor, The Liffey Trust Centre 117-126 Sheriff Street Upper Dublin 1, D01 YC43 Ireland

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
AI platform for use by Staff and Students at The University Of Kent
Status
pending
Date
10 Feb 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
10 Feb 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
3,908,412
Amount
3,257,010
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-14367667
Name
OPENAI UK LTD

Standstill Period

Ends
19 Feb 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
20 Feb 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Apr 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
3 x 12 month extensions subject to performance and budget approval up to a maximum of 5 years, 2 months and 20 days.

Options

Description
Additional capability and capacity is anticipated, however currently cannot be predicted due to the fast speed of development of new functionality in the AI Sector.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
012152-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
10 Feb 2026, 18:44
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
20 Feb 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Canterbury · UKJ44 · CT2 7NZ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 012152-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·