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Government procurement of evaluation design
A £459,000 DSIT award to Pattern Labs Tech Inc. for choosing priority capabilities, designing cyber evaluations and advising other government work.
Contract 6492, awarded on 17 September 2024, calls for iterative capability research, evaluation design and justification of test coverage. It includes advice on other DSIT evaluations and planned access to Inspect infrastructure.
The buyer retains final output sign-off and publication decisions. The contract permits supplier reuse of underlying IP and know-how, and related commercial evaluation products. Independent QA and access to supporting data for buyer QA are required. The accepted outputs and completed QA records have not been recovered.
The notice ends on 16 June 2025; the order form gives a nine-month initial period, optional three-month extension and 16 September expiry including that option. Exercise of the option is not established. The commercially redacted supplier tender takes precedence for deliverables.
Contract 6492, awarded on 17 September 2024, calls for iterative capability research, evaluation design and justification of test coverage. It includes advice on other DSIT evaluations and planned access to Inspect infrastructure.
The buyer retains final output sign-off and publication decisions. The contract permits supplier reuse of underlying IP and know-how, and related commercial evaluation products. Independent QA and access to supporting data for buyer QA are required. The accepted outputs and completed QA records have not been recovered.
The notice ends on 16 June 2025; the order form gives a nine-month initial period, optional three-month extension and 16 September expiry including that option. Exercise of the option is not established. The commercially redacted supplier tender takes precedence for deliverables.
AISI accessible cyber evaluations contract (September 2024) → UK AI Security Institute
2026-09-19
Schedule 20 commissions research into priority capabilities, test design, coverage justification and advice on other DSIT evaluations.
AISI accessible cyber evaluations contract (September 2024) → Irregular / Pattern Labs
2026-09-19
The contract names Pattern Labs Tech Inc.; it reserves background IP and know-how and allows related commercial evaluation products.
UK Department for Science,Innovation and Technology → AISI accessible cyber evaluations contract (September 2024)
2026-09-19
The specification requires independent quality assurance and customer access to all data used to produce outputs for its own QA.
UK Department for Science,Innovation and Technology → AISI accessible cyber evaluations contract (September 2024)
2026-09-19
Buyer officials sign off final outputs; the buyer decides whether and how research is published.
UK Department for Science,Innovation and Technology → AISI accessible cyber evaluations contract (September 2024)
2026-09-19
DSIT awards Accessible Cyber Attacks Evaluations and Research, contract 6492.
UK Department for Science,Innovation and Technology → Awards £459,000 for cyber evaluation design → AISI accessible cyber evaluations contract (September 2024)
2026-09-19
DSIT awards Accessible Cyber Attacks Evaluations and Research, contract 6492. Distinct from the £459,875 safeguards award; award value, not payment.
AISI accessible cyber evaluations contract (September 2024) → Commissions design; preserves commercial reuse → Irregular / Pattern Labs
2026-09-19
The contract names Pattern Labs Tech Inc.; it reserves background IP and know-how and allows related commercial evaluation products. Actual deliverable acceptance and later product reuse were not established.
AISI accessible cyber evaluations contract (September 2024) → Shapes capability selection and evaluation design → UK AI Security Institute
2026-09-19
Schedule 20 commissions research into priority capabilities, test design, coverage justification and advice on other DSIT evaluations. Commissioned work, not proof a particular test or release decision adopted the advice.
UK Department for Science,Innovation and Technology → Retains output approval and publication decision → AISI accessible cyber evaluations contract (September 2024)
2026-09-19
Buyer officials sign off final outputs; the buyer decides whether and how research is published. Authority under this contract; no 2026 engagement inferred.
UK Department for Science,Innovation and Technology → Requires independent QA and supporting data → AISI accessible cyber evaluations contract (September 2024)
2026-09-19
The specification requires independent quality assurance and customer access to all data used to produce outputs for its own QA. Required rights and procedures; completed QA and acceptance records were not obtained.