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New UK tender could show new approach to IP procurement

By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( April 21, 2026, 16:19 GMT | Insight) -- A new UK tender for AI edtech tools includes the unusual provision of allowing suppliers to keep full ownership of IP developed as part of the contract, an indicator of the importance the government places on developing standards in the sector.A rare UK public tender for AI edtech which promises to grant ownership of any intellectual property developed in the process to the companies involved suggests the government is both keen to attract interest and is focused on control of the standards, experts say....

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