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    ContractsAI Tutoring Tools Pioneer Programme – Research and Development Contracts
    Awarded contract

    AI Tutoring Tools Pioneer Programme – Research and Development Contracts

    Awarded
    £2.4m
    Published 16 Jun 2026

    DSIT is awarding up to 8 research and development contracts to design and develop high-quality AI tutoring tools for English schools, with standards and insights to be shared publicly.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 16 Jun 2026· 4 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £2.4m
    Published 16 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £2,400,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    8 suppliers
    • MA
      Medly AI
    Lead contractor
  1. GU
    Google UK Limited
    Consortium partner
  2. PE
    Pearson Education Limited
    Consortium partner
  3. EE
    Eedi Ltd
    Consortium partner
  4. EL
    ElevenLabs
    Consortium partner
  5. FL
    Flint
    Consortium partner
  6. ZG
    Zero Gravity Tech Ltd
    Consortium partner
  7. LA
    Learn Anything Education Ltd
    Consortium partner
  8. Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    16 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is awarding up to 8 research and development contracts to design and develop high-quality AI tutoring tools for use in English schools. This is a subject-matter exemption procurement under the Procurement Act 2023, using an informal competitive flexible procedure. Background: While AI tutoring tools exist in the market, there is no established offering that meets a comprehensive high-quality standard. Current tools are limited in scope, quantity, and evidence base, with restricted access to their underlying research and development. Objective: Contractors will research, co-design, and develop innovative, effective, and safe AI tutoring tools to a high-quality standard. The programme aims to improve academic attainment across English schools, particularly for disadvantaged pupils, while enabling future scalability and commercialisation. Key Information: - Outputs are for public benefit; the tools themselves will be procured separately - The high-quality standards and insights co-designed during these contracts will be shared publicly via a dedicated Reading Room in the DfE Content Store - Individual contractors retain foreground intellectual property (IP) for prototype tools - Further updates will be published on https://ai.gov.uk/our-work/education/ in Summer 2026 - Access to the Reading Room details: https://aicontentstore.education.gov.uk/ Original tender notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039400-2026 Early market engagement notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015370-2026

    Track record

    5 awards · 5 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In research innovation, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology has awarded 5 contracts to 5 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. UKQuantum1× · 20%
    2. UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK1× · 20%
    3. THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM1× · 20%
    4. Medly AI1× · 20%
    5. IfM Engage Ltd1× · 20%

    Across research innovation, the most active winners are IPSOS MARKET RESEARCH LIMITED, WSP UK LIMITED, IFF RESEARCH LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-069256

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    Sector
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