AI Safety Institute: LLM Bio Benchmarking

Official notice

Authority: DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£400,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 2 Jul 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Deloitte

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (AISI) ran a tender through CCS RM6200 AI DPS to develop a suite of automated benchmarks which capture the full range of

relevant ChemBio LLM capabilities.

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 2 Jul 2024, 15:14 BST
Last source update: 2 Jul 2024, 15:14 BST
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-020142
Classification (CPV): Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047931 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Tendered via CCS RM6200 AI DPS - no opportunity notice required

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £400,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 4

Contracts signed 1latest 2 Jul 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Deloitte	£400,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 020142-2024-1 · Deloitte
Signed
2 Jul 2024
Value
£400,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services London, UKContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of JusticeReview body Westminster, London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Deloitte LLPAwarded supplier London, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.