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OpenAI Sector AI Evaluation Pilot

JISC SERVICES LIMITED · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Sept 2026, 07:42.

Opportunity overview

JSL has concluded negotiations with the supplier and now intends to sign a contract, pending the observation of the required 8 working day standstill period. The provision of a time-limited evaluation service comprising access to OpenAI's proprietary enterprise AI environment, including ChatGPT Edu, OpenAI models, APIs, GPTs and associated enterprise platform capabilities. The evaluation includes ChatGPT Edu, Codex, OpenAI proprietary models, APIs, GPTs, agentic and research capabilities, enterprise administration and governance functionality, security controls, data residency options, support arrangements and associated services made available within the contracted OpenAI environment during the evaluation period. This evaluation will be made available to multiple UK further and higher education institutions with Jisc facilitating a coordinated, sector-wide approach that enables participation on consistent terms. The objective of this evaluation is to generate evidence on the onboarding, engagement needs, adoption, governance, security, technical integration, institutional value, commercial models and consumption of OpenAI's first-party AI environment across institutions with different underlying cloud, productivity, identity, data and application estates.

Awarded to

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Published award value
US$7.6m
Awarded
6 Sept 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PTHP-4293-NPBX
Location
San Francisco, US, CA 94158, United States

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
Proc2992
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
JISC SERVICES LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-02881024

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02881024

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZZC-9926-PRNM

Address

Street Address
4 Portwall Lane
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS1 6NB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK11

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
OpenAI OpCo, LLC
Id
GB-PPON-PTHP-4293-NPBX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTHP-4293-NPBX

Address

Street Address
1455 3rd Street
Locality
San Francisco
Postal Code
CA 94158
Country
US
Country Name
United States
Region
US

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Date
7 Sept 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes

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
72222300
Description
Information technology services

Value

Including VAT
9,072,000
Amount
7,560,000
Currency
USD

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PTHP-4293-NPBX
Name
OpenAI OpCo, LLC

Standstill Period

Ends
29 Sept 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Mar 2029, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
088540-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
18 Sept 2026, 10:45
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
30 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK11 · BS1 6NB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 081466-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 088540-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·