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