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Invitation to Tender - AI Skills Boost Hub

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 15:11.

Opportunity overview

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is seeking to appoint a supplier to design, build, host, maintain and support a single integrated AI Skills Boost digital platform. The platform will bring together the existing AI Skills Boost and AI Skills Hub services into one user-focused website to support the Government’s ambition to upskill 10 million UK workers in AI skills by 2030. The requirement includes website discovery, design, build, testing, hosting, service management, analytics, user account functionality, diagnostic and self-assessment tools, personalised learning pathways, course catalogue functionality, provider submission functionality, digital credentialing, accessibility, security, data protection and ongoing platform improvement. The supplier will also be responsible for content curation, course and provider quality assurance, alignment of learning content to agreed AI skills competency frameworks, metadata management, content review processes and ongoing catalogue maintenance. The Authority intends to appoint a single lead supplier with overall responsibility for delivery, although the use of subcontractors or specialist delivery partners is permitted where this strengthens delivery. The contract is expected to commence in October 2026 and run until 31 March 2029 as the initial term, with break rights at 12-month intervals and an option to extend by up to 12 months. The indicative budget for the initial term is up to £1,500,000 excluding VAT.

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.

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
prj_7162
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Id
GB-PPON-PVWZ-3216-PVQL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVWZ-3216-PVQL

Address

Street Address
22 Whitehall
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1A 2EG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Kampakis and Co Ltd (trading as The Tesseract Academy)
Id
GB-COH-10459791

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
10459791

Address

Street Address
5 Brunswick Park Gardens
Locality
London
Postal Code
N11 1EJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI71

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
AI Skills Boost Hub
Status
active
Date
2 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
2 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212220
Description
Internet and intranet software development services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
80420000
Description
E-learning services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72413000
Description
World wide web (www) site design services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
1,080,000
Amount
900,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-10459791
Name
Kampakis and Co Ltd (trading as The Tesseract Academy)

Contract period

Starts
14 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The Buyer may extend this Contract for a further period of up to 12 months at the discretion of the contracting authority to continue services

Options

Description
Further 12 month extension at the discretion of the contracting authority to continue services, based on agreed contractual pricing schedule.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
093383-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
2 Oct 2026, 14:05
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
14 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1A 2EG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

5 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

5 VERSIONS
  1. 053529-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 053546-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 075939-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 077081-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  5. 093383-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·