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API Platform Access
Published Today
13 Nov 2026
- Primary CPV
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72222300 *
Information technology services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Westminster, London
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Contract
-
1 year Duration
01/12/2026 30/11/2027
- Contract Types
-
72 *IT services: consulting, software & supp...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
22 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2EG, United Kingdom · UKI32
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Department for Science, Innovation & Tec...
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72222300 *
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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-07bb47
Provision of access to multiple artificial intelligence models through a single API platform, enabling teams to access, test and use a broad range of third-party AI models without needing to establish separate integrations or arrangements with individual model providers.
The service provides a centralised interface for accessing models from multiple independent providers, alongside consistent account-level security, data and usage controls.
Access to a broad range of frontier and open-weight AI models through a single API and account.
Ability to access models from multiple independent model providers and deployments.
Controls to restrict model providers based on agreed security, data protection and assurance requirements.
Account-level controls for data retention and the use of customer data for model training.
Access to newly released models and capabilities as they become available through the platform.
Usage and spend monitoring and reporting to support financial management and invoice reconciliation.
Appropriate service availability, maintenance and operational support arrangements.
Technical and account management support for users.
Ability to monitor model availability, usage and service performance across providers.
Full CPV breakdown
- 72222300 — Information technology services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 13 Nov 2026 10:16
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-07bb47
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-07bb47
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
169 Madison Avenue, New York City, 10016, United States
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Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 1 Dec 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Department for Science, Innovation & Technology |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | 22 Whitehall |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | SW1A 2EG |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI32 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 2 › Name | OpenRouter Inc |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 169 Madison Avenue |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | New York City |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | 10016 |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | US |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United States |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | US |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | Department for Science, Innovation & Technology |
Tender
| Title | API Platform Access |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Direct award |
| Lot › Status | complete |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs | Yes |
| Document › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Description | Not published |
Awards
| Title | API Platform Access |
| Status | pending |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £1,200,000 |
| Value › Value | £1,000,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | OpenRouter Inc |
| Item › CPV › Description | Information technology services |
| Contract period › Start | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 30 Nov 2027 |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Transparency notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/107857-2026 |
| Document › Published | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |