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Council AI tenders from UK public buyers
Council AI tenders open now: 1. In the 12 months to 23 October 2026, UK public buyers published 96 matching notices. The newest recorded award went to ICS AI Ltd on 21 Jul 2026.
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Which council AI tenders are open now?
1 notice with a deadline still ahead on 23 October 2026, closing soonest first, all matched by text.
Council AI tenders matched by text
Each title, buyer or stated region matches this hub’s rule. That is a word match, not a judgment of what is bought.
Which buyers publish the most AI for council buyers notices?
Greater Manchester Combined Authority, with 8 notices of 96 in the 12 months to 23 October 2026.
Count of notices by the buyer name as published, 96 notices in the window, read 23 October 2026.
How many AI for council buyers notices are published each month?
About 8 a month over the last eleven full months; the busiest month was June 2026, with 13.
18 of the 41 AI for council buyers notices that stated a GBP value in the last 12 months fell in this band (44%). 0 of the open notices listed above are in it.
Counts come from this page’s data. A stated estimate is not the contract value, and frameworks are excluded.
| Stage | Notices |
|---|---|
| Award | 52 |
| Contract | 32 |
| Planning | 9 |
| Tender | 3 |
| Stated value | Notices |
|---|---|
| Under £25,000 | 0 |
| £25,000 to £100,000 | 18 |
| £100,000 to £500,000 | 17 |
| £500,000 to £2 million | 3 |
| £2 million or more | 3 |
Who has won AI for council buyers contracts recently?
Beam Up Ltd won 5 of the award notices read for this hub, the most of any supplier.
On 21 Jul 2026, Suffolk Coastal District Council and Waveney District Council recorded an award to ICS AI Ltd for “AI Virtual Agent for South Norfolk District Council - Variation”, at a recorded value of £106,229.
Read the award notice. Legacy award record; supplier allocation and signed-contract status unverified
| Supplier | Award notices won |
|---|---|
| Beam Up Ltd | 5 |
| BEAM UP LTD | 3 |
| Multiverse Group Limited | 3 |
| Beam Up | 2 |
| DELT SHARED SERVICES LIMITED | 2 |
| ICS AI Ltd | 2 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | 2 |
| AIXON DIGITAL LIMITED | 1 |
What counts as council AI tenders here?
AI tenders published by council buyers: the same title rule as the UK-wide AI hub, kept to notices whose buyer the council tenders hub recognises by name. Notices from other buyers with the same subject are on the AI hub; the council hub lists every subject.
Classified
This hub is chosen by buyer or place, which the catalogue does not describe, so it uses no classification.
Matched by text
The buyer's name contains one of: ai, artificial intelligence, machine learning, generative, large language model, llm, copilot, chatbot, council, combined authority, borough of, city of [a-z]+ council. A word match is not a judgment of what is bought, so these are labelled as matches.
Open the official notice
Every notice above links to its page here and to its record on Find a Tender or Contracts Finder. The documents there are the tender; this page is not.Check the dates
Note the deadline and any clarification or expression-of-interest date. Forecast and planning notices have no bid deadline yet.Check the route to market
A framework or dynamic purchasing system call-off needs a place on that agreement first; an open procedure does not.Look at who won before
The winners above show who has delivered this kind of contract recently and for which buyers.
Read the buyer’s own notice before you spend a day on any of these.
Track council AI tenders in one workspace
1 notice open now
Listed above, closing soonest first, each linked to its page and the official record.Greater Manchester Combined Authority published 8 notices
The most of any buyer here, out of 96 in the last 12 months.Beam Up Ltd won 5 awards
The most of any supplier in the 84 award and contract notices read for this hub.About 8 notices a month
Published on average over the last 11 full months, from 96 in the 12-month window.
Questions about this page
Short answers, with the figures read for this page.
How many council AI tenders are open now?
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How does a notice get into this hub?
Are EU, Scottish and Welsh portals included?
Where else should you look?
Hubs that share buyers or suppliers with this one, and the full tender index.
Sources and method
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- 23 October 2026, regenerated daily
- Window
- 23 October 2025 to 23 October 2026, by publication date
- Classification
- Not used for this hub
- A text match means the notice's title, buyer or stated region fits this hub's rule. It is not a judgment of what is bought.
- Open means a stated deadline still in the future. Tender notices with no stated deadline are listed separately, and only when published in the last 60 days; planning and forecast notices are not counted as open.
- Award records come from the legacy award table, whose newest record is 23 July 2026.
- UK notices from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder only. EU (TED) notices are not counted.
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