Consultant for Frontier AI Project
Tender Overview
About this tender
This Tender is invited by the Issuer. Overview APRA's Executive Board has directed the development of a project to support an accelerated program of security and technology investment in response to the risks posed by Frontier AI. APRA is seeking an external consultant to act as its independent assurance partner for this project. About The project will consider a combination of: Protecting critical in-flight security and technology initiatives Reprioritising lower-priority initiatives to release funding and delivery capacity Accelerating investment in capabilities that reduce APRA's exposure to Frontier AI-enabled threats Making targeted investments in specialist capability, automation and technology uplift Purpose The external consultant will provide independent assurance and expert challenge, working with APRA subject matter experts to test the quality of the evidence, analysis and recommendations. This includes validating assumptions and estimates, assessing proposed investment and prioritisation choices, and providing relevant benchmarking and an independent opinion to the Board. Scope The consultant will act as APRA's independent assurance partner and will: Agree the assurance plan, assessment criteria, evidence requirements, rating scale and reporting arrangements with APRA Perform the independent review of APRA's Frontier AI project and challenge set out in Appendix A, using APRA's evidence and relevant stakeholder input Maintain an evidence register and clearly state assumptions, exclusions, limitations, confidence levels and any actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest Provide timely interim findings so APRA can address evidence gaps or factual inaccuracies without compromising the consultant's independence Deliver the final independent assurance report and succinct Board presentation specified in Appendix A Comment on sequencing, dependencies, indicative timeframes and decision gates only to the extent required to assess viability Enquiries Buyer contact: procurement@apra.gov.au
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