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AI strategy contracts

UK public sector · 68 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
68
Last 12 months
Median contract
£80k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£24.6m
61 of 67 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
45
Suppliers
64

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most AI strategy contracts took 19% of them (13 of 68).
  • Contracts awarded per quarter held steady across the period.
  • The median contract, £80k, is 27% below the median across it & software contracts (£110k).

Who buys AI strategy

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Financial Conduct Authority7 contracts
  2. 2Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)5 contracts
  3. 3Cabinet Office4 contracts
  4. 4UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS)3 contracts
  5. 5Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs3 contracts
  6. 6Greater Manchester Combined Authority3 contracts
  7. 7NHS Business Services Authority2 contracts
  8. 8Home Office2 contracts
  9. 9Development Bank of Wales2 contracts
  10. 10Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government1 contract

Top AI strategy contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Informed Solutions Limited3 contracts
  2. 2Bloom Procurement Services3 contracts
  3. 3PA Consulting3 contracts
  4. 4BearingPoint2 contracts
  5. 5Kainos2 contracts
  6. 6Deloitte2 contracts
  7. 7ONE SUPPLY PLANET LTD2 contracts
  8. 8KPMG2 contracts
  9. 9Generative AI Strategy B.V.2 contracts
  10. 10Capitol AI, INC2 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

10Q4 2025*22Q1 202613Q2 202623Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 65 · Wales 3

London22North East7North West4East of England4South West3Wales3East Midlands1South East1UK-wide or not stated23

What is included

Help to work out whether and how to use AI: readiness assessments, horizon scans, technical spikes, proofs of concept and trials, and building leaders' understanding of data and AI strategy.

  • AI and technology adoption readiness assessments
  • Tech spikes, horizon scans, proofs of concept and software trial teams
  • Executive data and AI strategy and literacy programmes

What is not included

  • Buying an AI product itself: the family for that product (for example ambient voice note-taking)
  • Independent evaluation research of a health technology: not IT (consulting or research)
  • General technology strategy (see Digital and IT strategy)

Often bought by the same buyers