Awarded contract

OpenAI Sector AI Evaluation Pilot

Details

Buyer
Jisc
Supplier(s)
OpenAI Opco, LLC
Value
$7,560,000
Duration
3 years
Topic
Software package and information systems
Published
26 August 2026

Tender description

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. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published26 August 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date26 August 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date30 March 2029in 2 years

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