UK Government’s ‘AI Skills Hub’ was delivered by PwC for £4.1M

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Post by JustSkyfall » Wed, Jan 28, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC

UK Government’s ‘AI Skills Hub’ was delivered by PwC for £4.1M
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Post by webdev1234568 » Wed, Jan 28, 2026, 11:45 PM UTC

This is the state the world is at.

Scammers are winners.

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Post by edoceo » Wed, Jan 28, 2026, 11:45 PM UTC

Damn, I'd have done it for £4.0

There is this thing that happens in USA where RFPs are issued in such a way only one vendor could pass the mark - does that happen in UK? Reckon PwC has connections to make that happen

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Post by blibble » Wed, Jan 28, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC

oh, so they got a better deal than usual...

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Post by chpatrick » Wed, Jan 28, 2026, 11:51 PM UTC

They could have used their AI skills to vibe code this for a few quid :)

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Post by ahtcx » Wed, Jan 28, 2026, 11:54 PM UTC

chpatrick wrote: post #5

They could have used their AI skills to vibe code this for a few quid :)

This has all the hallmarks of AI slop. Upsetting :/

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Post by andy_ppp » Wed, Jan 28, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC

The UK government want to write a cheque with our money for "Digital ID" whatever nebulous Tax + Services + Tracking that is... they can't even control costs on a tiny website, what is the cost of an everything site? Infinite pounds? Imagine what even a basic v1 spec for that looks like, it would probably never even be released.

A reminder the UKs Test and Trace apparently cost £29.3 billion of the £37bn allocated. Disgusting waste of money.

But at least Keir and the government will have cushy jobs to go to after they leave government.

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Post by beejiu » Wed, Jan 28, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC

If it does upskill 10 million people just a tiny amount, £4.1 million is incredibly cheap.

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Post by dizzy9 » Thu, Jan 29, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC

In the past, expensive contracts like this were handed out as rewards to Tory donors. Help fund the party's re-election, and your company will receive a cushy reward. See also the Cash-for-Honours scandal, where the Labour party were also found giving preference to donors in the selection for lordships.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash-for-Honours_scandal

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Post by madaxe_again » Thu, Jan 29, 2026, 12:07 AM UTC

beejiu wrote: post #8

If it does upskill 10 million people just a tiny amount, £4.1 million is incredibly cheap.

“If” is absolutely staggering under the heavy lifting it’s doing there.

This will have as much effect as a gnat’s fart.