One-day hackathon for NDL Met Office AI data readiness case study.
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The National Data Library (NDL) is conducting a case study to determine what public-sector departments need to do to make their data accessible for large language models (LLMs) and AI tools. The Met Office Kickstarter is a specific case study within this initiative. Connected Places Catapult (CPC) will deliver a one-day hackathon as the centerpiece of this work. The procurement is a below-threshold, without-competition award to CPC, indicating a sole-source or single-supplier arrangement. The buyer is the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, serving the UK public sector.