# PS25136 - AI Standards Hub Evaluation \(Phase 2\) \(April 2023 - March 2025\)

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DSIT](/buyers/dsit/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [European Economic Research Limited, t/a Europe Economics](/contract-winners/europe-economics/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £49,860
- Award date: 14 August 2025
- Published: 22 August 2025
- Contract start: 26 August 2025
- Contract end: 27 February 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 260fa118-3925-49a6-92c6-ec5524d1b9a0-860440
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cfcb0278-72a4-4c7e-b3ee-33dc2c8f6234

## Description

The AI Standards Hub \(the 'AISH'\) is a UK initiative led by the Alan Turing Institute, the British Standards Institution and the National Physical Laboratory \(together, the 'Hub partners'\), supported by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology \('DSIT'\)\. The AISH seeks to advance trustworthy and responsible AI through the role of technical standards\. The AISH aims to grow the UK's influence on AI standards by ensuring that: \(a\) the UK AI community is well informed about AI standards; \(b\) the UK AI community can effectively influence and engage in standardisation of AI; \(c\) the UK's voice in AI standards is internationally recognised; and \(d\) standards support AI governance and innovation\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/260fa118-3925-49a6-92c6-ec5524d1b9a0-860440)