Tender: Design, Build and Operate Integrated AI Skills Boost Hub – Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

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The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is seeking a supplier for the design, build, hosting, maintenance and support of a single integrated AI Skills Boost digital platform that merges the existing AI Skills Boost and AI Skills Hub services into one user-focused website to support the Government’s ambition to upskill 10 million UK workers in AI skills by 2030. The requirement covers website discovery, design, build, testing, hosting, service management and analytics, plus user account functionality, diagnostic and self-assessment tools, personalised learning pathways, course catalogue and provider submission functionality, digital credentialing, accessibility, security, data protection and ongoing platform improvement. The supplier will also manage content curation, course and provider quality assurance, alignment of learning content to agreed AI skills competency frameworks, metadata management, content review processes and ongoing catalogue maintenance; the Authority intends to appoint a single lead supplier (subcontracting permitted). The contract is expected to start in October 2026 and run to 31 March 2029 for the initial term with 12-month break rights and an option to extend up to 12 months, and the indicative budget for the initial term is up to £1,500,000 excluding VAT.