Key takeaways AI procurement software has become a practical tool for finding, qualifying and prioritising public sector and defence tenders — not a future concept. Suppliers are permitted to use AI in bids. Cabinet Office guidance confirms its use is “not prohibited during the commercial process”. Adoption remains uneven: 92% of procurement leaders are assessing generative AI, yet only 37% have piloted or deployed it. The UK defence pipeline has never been more knowable, with £298bn committed over four years and defence notice volume doubling month on month. Most of the measurable gain comes from AI applied to opportunity qualification…
