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Procurement tools for AI regulation by contract. Not the sharpest in the shed

How to Crack a Nut

I continue exploring the use of public procurement as a tool of digital regulation (or ‘AI regulation by contract’ as shorthand)—ie as a mechanism to promote transparency, explainability, cyber security, ethical and legal compliance leading to trustworthiness, etc in the adoption of digital technologies by the public sector.

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Frameworks under the Procurement Act - FAQs

VWV

Framework providers should monitor and record the value of call off contracts awarded under the framework. Also, determine whether there is scope to negotiate the call off terms and conditions. For example, the guidance note on Frameworks expressly permits directly awarding based on supplier rotation or highest rank.