Published date: 12 December 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 20 October 2023, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£82,000

Procurement reference

tender_390050/1290123

Published date

12 December 2023

Closing date

20 October 2023

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

20 November 2023

Contract end date

29 February 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

**Please note this is an Award Notice and not a call for competition, this Contract has been awarded via the Crown Commercial Services - RM3764.3 - Lot 1: Cyber Security Services 3.**

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has a requirement to appoint a supplier to conduct a study to
comprehensively map the cyber risks to different AI technologies and their deployment.

Purpose

AI use is growing. In April 2023, an estimated 16% of all UK businesses had adopted at least one AI technology. However, this number is now likely to increase significantly with the growth of more accessible and powerful generative AI models.

To inform our policy work in this space, the Department wants to improve its understanding of the cyber risks to AI models and systems.

The Department would therefore like to commission a study to comprehensively map the cyber risks to different AI technologies and their deployment.

Objectives

The Department is commissioning this research primarily to develop a comprehensive mapping of the cyber security risks to AI models and systems. More specifically, the Department seeks to gain:

- Comprehensive mapping of cyber security risks to AI across different AI technologies and across different parts of the AI life cycle.
- An understanding of all AI risks with a delineation between those specific to broader software and those solely in relation to AI.
- Identification of the impacts these vulnerabilities and risks can cause, including the scale of the damage/impact.

More information

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

1 December 2023

Contract start date

20 November 2023

Contract end date

29 February 2024

Total value of contract

£82,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Grant Thornton Limited

Address

30 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AG

Reference

Companies House number: 02917818

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Buildings & Energy

Address

Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Telephone

01793 867005

Email

FMProcurement@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk