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AwardedAwarded 7 September 2026

OpenAI Sector AI Evaluation Pilot

Jisc Services Limited · Local or regional public body

In brief

Jisc Services Limited awarded IT and software work to OpenAI OpCo, LLC on 7 September 2026.

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What the notice says

JSL has concluded negotiations with the supplier and now intends to sign a contract, pending the observation of the required 8 working day standstill period. The provision of a time-limited evaluation service comprising access to OpenAI's proprietary enterprise AI environment, including ChatGPT Edu, OpenAI models, APIs, GPTs and associated enterprise platform capabilities. The evaluation includes ChatGPT Edu, Codex, OpenAI proprietary models, APIs, GPTs, agentic and research capabilities, enterprise administration and governance functionality, security controls, data residency options, support arrangements and associated services made available within the contracted OpenAI environment during the evaluation period. This evaluation will be made available to multiple UK further and higher education institutions with Jisc facilitating a coordinated, sector-wide approach that enables participation on consistent terms. The objective of this evaluation is to generate evidence on the onboarding, engagement needs, adoption, governance, security, technical integration, institutional value, commercial models and consumption of OpenAI's first-party AI environment across institutions with different underlying cloud, productivity, identity, data and application estates.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
OpenAI OpCo, LLC$7,560,000
Awarded 7 September 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Transparency notice · UK5, notice 081466-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 088540-2026

About the buyer

Jisc Services LimitedLast 12 months

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From notice 081466-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 26 August 2026, last updated 18 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.