Official UK procurement notice
AI Lab Capability Programme
Authority: Financial Conduct Authority
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£100,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 25 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to CENTRE FOR FINANCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe AI Lab capability programme’s aim is to support a wider cohort of participants through a strategic partnership with the Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE) to deliver a comprehensive capability-building programme. This programme will consist of 3 pillars.
- Supercharged Capability programme
- The AI in Finance Observatory
- The Global AI in Finance showcase
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Jul 2026, 13:23 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Jul 2026, 13:23 BST
- Authority reference
C3981- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-061723- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c143Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published1 Jul 2026, 13:23 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £100,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Feb 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRE FOR FINANCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LTDSME | £100,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
AI Lab Capability Programme · CENTRE FOR FINANCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LTDSME
- Signed
- 25 Feb 2026
- Value
- £100,000
- Period
- 25 Feb 2026 – 31 May 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CENTRE FOR FINANCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender