Updated
Updated · London South East · Aug 18
Labour Awards £456 Million AI Training Contract to KPMG and EY Despite Consultant-Cut Pledge
Updated
Updated · London South East · Aug 18

Labour Awards £456 Million AI Training Contract to KPMG and EY Despite Consultant-Cut Pledge

3 articles · Updated · London South East · Aug 18

Summary

  • £456 million will go to KPMG and EY to provide AI-focused learning and training services for civil servants from September 2026 to March 2028.
  • KPMG is set to receive up to £319 million and EY up to £137 million under the Cabinet Office deal, which procurement data provider Tussell said is the biggest Big Four contract since 2012.
  • The spending jars with Labour’s earlier promise to reduce reliance on external advisers, even as ministers use the firms to help relaunch the government’s school of government.
  • The contract shows how heavily the civil service is leaning on private consultants to build AI capability while trying to modernize training at scale.

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