Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c85-e76d-70ea-8bdb-9b543cface1c/explainability-for-vulnerability-identification-in-ai-systems [Skip to main content](#main-content) awardedGBdirect award procedureSuitable for SMEs # Explainability for Vulnerability Identification in AI Systems [Defence Science and Technology Laboratory](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defence-science-and-technology-laboratory) Estimated value £149,717 Published 24 Aug 2022 Deadline Closed 8 Jul 2022 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](/opportunities/for-small-businesses)## About this tender The Research and Development submission to the Strategic Review (SR20) recognised the need to advance MOD's ability to adopt critical and game-changing technology, enabling autonomous systems on the battlefield and in the command space through the use of artificial intelligence. It proposed to do this by establishing a Defence AI Centre with the science and technology component delivered by a Defence AI Centre Experimentation hub (DAIC-X) led by Dstl. A key objective for DAIC-X is to understand and develop good practice in managing AI verification, validation, vulnerabilities as well as wider issues including trust and transparency and legal and ethical considerations. This task will research the potential to exploit artificial intelligence explainability (XAI) methodologies to identify and expose vulnerabilities in neural network-based machine vision algorithms. Please see the attached Tasking Form for further information regarding this award. ## CPV classification Software package and information systems Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice ](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/00a2575c-79f5-4d35-9d5f-abc8fa2c317c) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free ](/register) [Buyer profileDefence Science and Technology Laboratory: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defence-science-and-technology-laboratory)[SectorMore Software packages & information systems tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/software-information-systems) ## More tenders like this [Registration Services Booking and Management System Herefordshire Council 27 days left 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-36b1-7388-87a9-27c78a201aee/registration-services-booking-and-management-system)[Fleet Management System North East Derbyshire District Council 27 days left 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14495-83e7-7347-bd5f-302d644ecdf8/fleet-management-system)[The People's Network E-bikes - Customer Subscription, Service, Technology and Fleet Management Platform Provider South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority 30 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14427-96da-72c9-813b-873ea7454e67/the-peoples-network-e-bikes-customer-subscription-service-technology-and-fl)[Software package and information systems – UEM OSS/MPC Dataport AöR 9 days left 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-ff26-70c5-b28c-5fc6d67ab499/germany-software-package-and-information-systems-uem-ossmpc)[Medical software package – Zakup oprogramowania do zarządzania Zakładem Patomorfologii Katowickiego Centrum Onkologii Katowickie Centrum Onkologii 6 days left 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-ff10-711e-b196-4735827541f2/poland-medical-software-package-zakup-oprogramowania-do-zarzadzania-zakladem)[Software package and information systems – mixto de suministro suscripción Plataforma tecnológica de gestión de contenidos para gestión centralizada portales y páginas web para la Red Provincial de Comunicaciones de la Diputación de Almería, en modalidad de SAAS, con hosting y mantenimiento Junta de Gobierno de la Diputación Provincial de Almería 28 days left 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-fe17-71a2-baf7-3a729fddc417/spain-software-package-and-information-systems-mixto-de-suministro-suscripci)