Use of AI in public procurement

Table of contents

• How could AI potentially be used in a procurement?
• Risks
• The future of AI in public procurement

Article summary

Public Law analysis: There has been a huge surge in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in recent months, as consumer generative AI tools are starting to become integrated into day-to-day life. As the technology rapidly advances, the private and public sectors are considering how they can incorporate AI technology into their organisations to create transformational change, to streamline processes and to increase productivity. When it comes to public procurement, bidders and authorities are thinking about how they could incorporate AI into a procurement process. In this article, Graeme Young, Wendy Nicolson, Emma Blundell and Kirsti McKenzie of CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP consider some of the potential opportunities and risks in relation to incorporating AI technology into a procurement process.