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Adaptation of Large Language Models (PhD sponsorship)

Official notice

Authority: Ofcom

Single tender action (below threshold)
CPV: Adult and other education services (80400000)
Published contract value£46,000Exc. VAT
Contract ends 30 Sept 2027
Awarded to THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
Contract starts 1 Sept 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contribution to the funding of a 4 year PhD project at the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Speech and Language

Technologies (SLT) and their Applications.

The PhD is topic is "Adapting large language models to respond to domain changes in content moderation systems.

The aim of this project is to develop new/improved techniques for

domain transfer for large language models so that they can be rapidly and efficiently adapted/fine-tuned so that performance is maintained after one or more of these domain changes.

Published procurement details

Procedure
Single tender action (below threshold)
Buyer reference
C20231716
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
No
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
No
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Direct
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
SE1 9HA

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Award decision
    27 Jun 2023
  2. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2023
  3. Notice published
    6 Sept 2023
  4. Contract ends
    30 Sept 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

  • OfcomContracting authority Riverside House,2A Southwark Bridge Road, LONDON, SE19HA, EnglandContact name, email, phone
    Identifier
    OT385 · GB-GOR

Suppliers named on the notice

  • THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELDSupplier Western Bank S11 9NE GB
    Identifier
    RC000667 · GB-COH
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    No
    Business size
    Large

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Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-8e54fdcb-a6cc-4319-b95b-4b3bfd2cc725-2023-09-06T10:38:33+01:00
Published
6 Sept 2023
Latest update
6 Sept 2023
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-8e54fdcb-a6cc-4319-b95b-4b3bfd2cc725
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-8e54fdcb-a6cc-4319-b95b-4b3bfd2cc725-1