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26 records Generated from this page's data. Click a name to open its panel on the Big tech in the UK page. Records resting on one source are tagged "one source".| Record | What it is | Place | Links | Confidence |
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| AI Skills Boost (government and industry AI training programme)Schemes, programmes and AI lines · also on Services and skills, Talent | A government programme, run with technology and consulting firms, that offers free AI training to UK workers. | gov.uk/government/news/free-ai-training-for-all- · gov.uk/government/news/tech-giants-join-governme · gov.uk/government/news/pm-launches-national-skil · gov.uk/government/publications/ai-skills-boost-e | verified | |
| AWS One Government Value Agreement (OGVA)Partnerships and contracts · also on Cloud and compute | Three-year Crown Commercial Service memorandum giving UK public bodies AWS cloud services at a discounted rate. three-year term from January 2021 (succeeded by OGVA 2.0) | gca.gov.uk/news/crown-commercial-service-and-ama · computerweekly.com/news/366556853/Government-pre | one source | |
| AWS One Government Value Agreement 2.0 (OGVA 2.0)Partnerships and contracts | Crown Commercial Service memorandum with AWS, signed October 2023, giving UK public bodies discounted cloud services including generative AI. in force to October 2026 | gca.gov.uk/products-and-services/technology/tech | one source | |
| Cisco "All Portfolio" memorandum of understanding (Crown Commercial Service)Partnerships and contracts | Public-sector pricing memorandum covering Cisco's whole portfolio, running until the end of October 2026. in force to end October 2026 | gca.gov.uk/products-and-services/technology/tech | one source | |
| Cisco–UK government memorandum of understanding on AI opportunitiesPartnerships and contracts | Agreement between DSIT and Cisco International Limited to expand AI training, including in Barnsley, the UK's first Tech Town, and support AI Skills Boost. signed (48-month term) | gov.uk/government/publications/memorandum-of-und · gov.uk/government/news/government-to-partner-wit | verified | |
| Dawn supercomputer build and upgrade (Dell, Intel, AMD for the University of Cambridge)Partnerships and contracts | Cambridge AI supercomputer built by Dell with 1,024 Intel Max 1550 GPUs; January 2026 upgrade adds AMD MI355X GPUs with £36m government funding. upgrade announced | University of Cambridge (—) | gov.uk/government/publications/ai-research-resou · gov.uk/government/news/cambridge-supercomputer-s | verified |
| FCA AI sandbox partnership with NVIDIAPartnerships and contracts | Financial Conduct Authority sandbox run in collaboration with NVIDIA, giving firms access to better data; cited in the AI Opportunities Action Plan one-year review. | gov.uk/government/publications/ai-opportunities- | one source | |
| Frontier AI firms' joint statement with UK government (Google, Anthropic, Microsoft, OpenAI)Partnerships and contracts | Joint statement in which the government and Google, Anthropic, Microsoft and OpenAI committed to close collaboration, announced with the June 2026 AI adoption plans. signed | gov.uk/government/news/government-to-partner-wit | one source | |
| Google Cloud–Crown Commercial Service memorandum of understandingPartnerships and contracts | Memorandum giving UK public bodies discounted Google Cloud services, including AI, analytics and the Anthos multi-cloud platform. signed | gca.gov.uk/news/crown-commercial-service-and-goo | one source | |
| Google DeepMind–UK government memorandum of understandingPartnerships and contracts | Agreement signed by Liz Kendall and Demis Hassabis: a curriculum-grounded Gemini for England, priority access to new models, and AI security research access. signed | gov.uk/government/publications/memorandum-of-und | one source | |
| HPE–Crown Commercial Service memorandum of understandingPartnerships and contracts · also on Cloud and compute | Public-sector memorandum with Hewlett Packard Enterprise, signed 17 May 2023, covering high-performance compute for AI applications. term to 17 May 2026 | gca.gov.uk/products-and-services/technology/tech · computerweekly.com/news/366537852/HPE-and-CCS-si | one source | |
| IBM–Crown Commercial Service memorandum of understandingPartnerships and contracts | Public-sector pricing memorandum with IBM signed 19 July 2023, running to 14 July 2026. term to 14 July 2026 | gca.gov.uk/products-and-services/technology/tech | one source | |
| Isambard-AI build (HPE and NVIDIA for the University of Bristol)Partnerships and contracts | HPE built Isambard-AI with NVIDIA chips for the government's AI Research Resource; operated by the University of Bristol at the National Composites Centre. | National Composites Centre, Bristol (—) | gov.uk/government/publications/ai-research-resou · gov.uk/government/news/technology-secretary-anno | verified |
| Met Office supercomputer (Microsoft Azure-based)Data centres and compute sites · also on Cloud and compute | Met Office forecasting supercomputer run by Microsoft on Azure in dedicated halls of Microsoft data centres under a £1.2bn contract awarded February 2021. | Exeter (operator HQ; system location not stated) (—) | gov.uk/government/news/record-breaking-150bn-inv · datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/met-office-switch | verified |
| Microsoft Digital Transformation Arrangement 21 (DTA21)Partnerships and contracts | Three-year Crown Commercial Service memorandum giving UK public bodies baseline Microsoft pricing and discounts, open for enrolment from 1 May 2021. three-year term from May 2021 (predecessor of SPA24) | gca.gov.uk/news/crown-commercial-service-announc | one source | |
| Microsoft Strategic Partnership Arrangement 2024 (SPA24)Partnerships and contracts | Crown Commercial Service memorandum of understanding setting Microsoft pricing for UK public bodies, effective 1 November 2024 to 31 October 2029. in force | gca.gov.uk/products-and-services/technology/tech | one source | |
| Microsoft–South Wales AI Growth Zone partnershipPartnerships and contracts | Microsoft joined the government to deliver the South Wales AI Growth Zone, where Vantage Data Centers pledged £10bn and at least 5,000 jobs. announced | South Wales, incl. former Ford Bridgend Engine Plant (—) | gov.uk/government/news/ai-to-power-national-rene | one source |
| NVIDIA–DSIT Hack for Impact hackathonSchemes, programmes and AI lines | Hackathon co-hosted by DSIT and NVIDIA in June 2026. held | gov.uk/government/news/new-backing-for-open-sour | one source | |
| NVIDIA–UK government memorandum of understanding on AI and advanced connectivity technologiesPartnerships and contracts | NVIDIA to back a consortium of UK universities researching 6G and AI-based telecoms through its 6G developer and academic grant programmes. signed (voluntary) | gov.uk/government/publications/memorandum-of-und · gov.uk/government/publications/digital-and-techn | verified | |
| NVIDIA–UK government memorandum of understanding on AI skillsPartnerships and contracts | Agreement for NVIDIA to support UK AI upskilling over five years, including Deep Learning Institute resources for accredited educational institutions. signed (voluntary, not legally binding) | gov.uk/government/publications/memorandum-of-und · delivery.ai.gov.uk/50/ | verified | |
| Oracle–Crown Commercial Service memorandum of understandingPartnerships and contracts | Public-sector pricing memorandum with Oracle signed 30 April 2021 and extended to 30 November 2026. extended to 30 November 2026 | gca.gov.uk/products-and-services/technology/tech | one source | |
| Salesforce–Crown Commercial Service memorandum of understandingPartnerships and contracts | GP-06 in the file: Salesforce public-sector MoU with CCS/GCA covering Service Cloud, Net Zero Cloud, Agentforce pilots and SME partner trials, 17 May 2023 to 17 May 2026 (completed or up for renewal). | — | one source | |
| ServiceNow–Crown Commercial Service memorandum of understandingPartnerships and contracts | Public-sector pricing memorandum with ServiceNow signed 1 January 2023, running to 31 December 2025. term to 31 December 2025 | gca.gov.uk/products-and-services/technology/tech | one source | |
| Workday (UK)Companies | HR and finance software firm; new public-sector memorandum from 24 September 2026 to 31 January 2029 supports AI-enabled enterprise systems. MoU in force | gca.gov.uk/products-and-services/technology/tech | one source | |
| Workday–Crown Commercial Service memorandum of understandingPartnerships and contracts | Memorandum running 24 September 2026 to 31 January 2029 to help UK public bodies adopt Workday's AI-enabled HR and finance systems. in force | gca.gov.uk/products-and-services/technology/tech | one source | |
| Zenith supercomputer build (AMD, Dell Technologies and StackHPC)Partnerships and contracts | University of Cambridge AI supercomputer in the AI Research Resource, built with AMD, Dell Technologies and UK firm StackHPC. listed in AI Research Resource | University of Cambridge (—) | gov.uk/government/publications/ai-research-resou | one source |