Buyer Name: FCA
Buyer Address: 12 Endeavour Square, London, UKI41, E20 1JN, United Kingdom
Contact Email: fcaprocurement@fca.org.uk
Buyer Name: FCA
Buyer Address: 12 Endeavour Square, London, UKI41, E20 1JN, United Kingdom
Contact Email: fcaprocurement@fca.org.uk
This contract is for AI assurance consultancy expertise to support the AI Live Testing service. The purpose of the contract is to enable the safe and responsible adoption of AI in UK financial services to unlock its potential for markets and consumers, whilst balancing its risks. FCA AI Live Testing, as part of the AI Lab, will explore the challenges that firms face before live AI deployment in UK financial markets. It aims to foster collaboration, develop shared understanding, and explore evaluation methods (e.g. model metrics) and potential frameworks or benchmarks that may facilitate safe and responsible AI use throughout its lifecycle, from input quality control to outcomes measurement.
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Lot 1 Status: complete
Award Title: AI Live Testing Support
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