CPD-accredited e-learning that supports your EU AI Act Article 4 compliance, calibrated for the way bid teams actually work.
ARIA Compass, part of the AI Readiness Intelligence Assessment suite from Bid Savvy, is the only AI literacy programme designed specifically for UK public sector bid teams. ARIA Compass Foundation equips every member of your bid team with the AI literacy required by law. ARIA Compass Practitioner equips Named Reviewers, AI Governance Leads, Bid Directors and Commercial Directors with the depth needed to operate the governance system in practice.
Why bid teams need bid-specific AI training
Every bid team in the UK is now using AI in some form. The challenge is no longer adoption. The challenge is governing AI use against a regulatory and procurement landscape that has changed faster than most training has caught up with. Generic AI awareness courses do not address how AI use actually plays out inside a live bid.
The EU AI Act, PPN 017 and UK GDPR all apply to bid teams, but in different ways. Article 4 of the EU AI Act requires sufficient AI literacy for every person using AI tools professionally. PPN 017 has put AI disclosure questions into UK central government tenders, with contracting authorities expecting credible answers. UK GDPR governs how CV data, references and named personnel are processed when bid teams paste them into public AI tools to summarise or rewrite.
Generic AI training does not cover any of this. Most CPD AI courses on the market today are tool tutorials: how to write better prompts, how to use ChatGPT, how to draft summaries. They are not built for the people responsible for AI-assisted submissions worth millions in contract value, who are accountable to evaluators, buyers and regulators.
ARIA Compass Foundation and ARIA Compass Practitioner are calibrated for that accountability. The training is structured around the actual decisions a bid writer, a bid manager, a Named Reviewer or an AI Governance Lead has to make under deadline pressure. It is bid-specific by design, not by adaptation.
The ARIA Compass programme
ARIA Compass Foundation is the AI literacy programme every member of your bid team takes. ARIA Compass Practitioner is the specialist programme the people accountable for AI governance take in addition. Together they form a complete capability framework calibrated for UK public sector bid teams.
ARIA Compass
AI Literacy for Bid Professionals
The essential AI literacy programme for every bid team member who uses AI tools. Six focused modules covering AI in the bid context, your legal obligations as a deployer, buyer expectations under PPN 017, data hygiene, content validation, and governance in practice. Designed to support EU AI Act Article 4 compliance for UK bid professionals.
Six bid-specific modules
Self-paced e-learning
All bid team members
CPD-accredited (pending)
Single seat · instant access
ARIA Compass
AI Risk, Governance and Data Protection for Named Reviewers and AI Governance Leads
The specialist governance programme for the people accountable for AI oversight in your bid function. Two intensive specialist modules covering Article 9 risk management, Article 26 deployer obligations, GPAI model documentation requirements, and the full intersection of UK GDPR with the EU AI Act in bid preparation. Practitioner has Foundation as a prerequisite, so individuals purchase the full Foundation + Practitioner Bundle.
Two specialist modules
Self-paced e-learning
Named Reviewers, AI Governance Leads, Directors
ARIA Compass Foundation
Both courses · single seat · instant access
Who needs ARIA Compass
ARIA Compass is structured so every person in a UK bid function has the training they need for their specific role, with the depth their accountability requires. Every bid team member takes Foundation. Senior roles with governance accountability take Practitioner in addition; Foundation is the prerequisite for Practitioner, so all senior roles complete both. Not generic AI awareness, calibrated capability.
Understand what tools they can use, how to classify information before prompting, how to write safe prompts, and how to identify AI output failure modes before content reaches the Named Reviewer.
ARIA Compass Foundation
Manage the AI governance process across a live bid, understand PPN 017 disclosure obligations, and ensure the team is operating within approved tools and data classification rules throughout the bid lifecycle
Foundation + Practitioner
Hold Article 14 and Article 50 editorial responsibility for every AI-assisted submission. ARIA Compass Practitioner equips Named Reviewers with the depth required to exercise genuine oversight, not nominal sign-off.
Foundation + Practitioner
Own the AI Usage Policy, risk register, and Human Oversight Accountability Record. ARIA Compass Practitioner covers the Article 9 and Article 26 obligations framework and GDPR interaction required to operate these documents correctly.
Foundation + Practitioner
Hold third-line strategic accountability for AI governance compliance. Foundation establishes the bid-team-wide literacy baseline; ARIA Compass Practitioner provides the governance depth required to answer regulatory enquiries, respond to buyer governance questions, and brief board-level stakeholders.
Foundation + Practitioner
Responsible for the organisation’s regulatory risk posture in bidding. Foundation establishes the literacy baseline; ARIA Compass Practitioner covers the full penalty framework, the FRIA obligation, and the GDPR intersection that creates the greatest legal exposure.
Regulatory coverage · EU AI Act, PPN 017, UK GDPR
ARIA Compass is the only bid-specific training programme that covers the full regulatory landscape applicable to UK public sector bid teams in a single, coherent curriculum. Foundation introduces every obligation. Practitioner covers governance-critical articles in full.
| Obligation | Regulation | Foundation | Practitioner |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI literacy for all staff using AI | EU AI Act Article 4 | Covered in full | Reinforced |
| Continuous risk management system | EU AI Act Article 9 | Introduced | Covered in full |
| Provider documentation obligations | EU AI Act Article 13 | Introduced | Covered in full |
| Human oversight designation | EU AI Act Article 14 | Covered in both | Covered in both |
| Deployer obligations: all eight | EU AI Act Article 26 | Introduced | Covered in full |
| Fundamental rights impact assessment | EU AI Act Article 27 | — | Covered in full |
| Transparency and disclosure | EU AI Act Article 50 | Covered in both | Covered in both |
| General-purpose AI model obligations | EU AI Act Articles 55–56 + GPAI CoP | Introduced | Covered in full |
| AI disclosure questions in tenders | UK PPN 017 | Covered in both | Covered in both |
| Lawful basis for AI processing | UK GDPR Article 6 | Introduced | Covered in full |
| Automated decision-making safeguards | UK GDPR Article 22 | — | Covered in full |
| Data protection impact assessment | UK GDPR Article 35 | — | Covered in full |
How to enrol · Three routes
ARIA Compass is purchased three ways. Individuals buy a single seat through self-serve checkout and start within minutes. Organisations buy group enrolment through a procurement call. Enterprise buyers needing SCORM deployment route through a separate technical enquiry. Each path has its own workflow so the right buyer reaches the right answer fast.
Route 1 · Individual
For bid writers, bid managers, Named Reviewers, AI Governance Leads and Directors investing in their own AI literacy and CPD credentials. Self-serve checkout. Instant access. No procurement process.
Single seat · instant access
Route 2 · Group enrolment
For Heads of Bids, Bid Directors, Commercial Directors and L&D leaders procuring AI governance training across an entire bid function. Procurement call, scoped proposal within five working days, no obligation.
Group enrolment · 5+ seats
Route 3 · SCORM
For organisations with established enterprise LMS infrastructure who need SCORM-compliant deployment of ARIA Compass Foundation and Practitioner. Dedicated technical enquiry route, scoped separately from group enrolment to reach the right stakeholder.
Enterprise LMS deployment
Common questions about ARIA Compass
ARIA Compass Foundation is built specifically to support an organisation’s response to Article 4 AI literacy obligations for bid professionals using AI tools. Article 4 requires that staff who use AI tools have sufficient AI literacy. ARIA Compass Foundation provides structured learning, an assessment, and a CPD-accredited completion certificate that forms part of the evidence trail. Final compliance always depends on how the organisation deploys and records training; ARIA Compass is the training component, not the legal opinion.
Generic AI literacy courses do not address the specific risks of AI use in bid preparation: confidentiality of tender materials, PPN 017 disclosure, AI hallucinations in answers to evaluators, processing of CV personal data, and the Named Reviewer accountability gap. ARIA Compass is calibrated for these scenarios because it is built by a bid management consultancy with over 25 years of public sector bid experience.
Every bid team member who uses AI tools professionally takes ARIA Compass Foundation. Senior roles with governance accountability (Named Reviewers, AI Governance Leads, Bid Directors and Commercial Directors) take both Foundation and Practitioner, because Foundation is a prerequisite for Practitioner. For individuals, this is purchased as the Foundation + Practitioner Bundle. For organisations, it is built into the group enrolment plan. The audience map above shows the full role-by-role breakdown.
ARIA Compass is being submitted to CPD UK for accreditation. Both ARIA Compass Foundation and ARIA Compass Practitioner will issue a CPD-accredited completion certificate to learners who pass the end-of-course assessment.
Three distinct routes match how different buyers procure. Individuals buy a single seat through self-serve Stripe checkout for instant access (Foundation alone, or Foundation + Practitioner Bundle). Organisations procuring for five or more seats book a procurement call where group fees and combined programme options are scoped. Enterprise buyers needing SCORM-compliant deployment via an existing LMS submit a dedicated SCORM enquiry. Each route has its own workflow so the right buyer reaches the right answer fast.
Yes. Group enrolment is the most common way ARIA Compass is purchased. Group pricing, SCORM export for enterprise LMS deployment, and bulk completion reporting are available. Speak to us for group enrolment and we will scope the right structure for your team.
ARIA Compass is self-paced. Foundation comprises six focused modules; Practitioner comprises two specialist modules. Both are designed to fit around live bid work rather than disrupt it. Specific module durations are confirmed at enrolment.
ARIA Compass and ARIA Diagnostic are complementary but independent. ARIA Diagnostic identifies where your bid governance currently stands. ARIA Compass equips your team to operate the governance system. Many organisations run ARIA Pulse or ARIA Diagnostic first, then deploy ARIA Compass to close the literacy gaps the assessment surfaces.
Common questions about ARIA Compass
ARIA Compass Foundation is built specifically to support an organisation’s response to Article 4 AI literacy obligations for bid professionals using AI tools. Article 4 requires that staff who use AI tools have sufficient AI literacy. ARIA Compass Foundation provides structured learning, an assessment, and a CPD-accredited completion certificate that forms part of the evidence trail. Final compliance always depends on how the organisation deploys and records training; ARIA Compass is the training component, not the legal opinion.
Generic AI literacy courses do not address the specific risks of AI use in bid preparation: confidentiality of tender materials, PPN 017 disclosure, AI hallucinations in answers to evaluators, processing of CV personal data, and the Named Reviewer accountability gap. ARIA Compass is calibrated for these scenarios because it is built by a bid management consultancy with over 25 years of public sector bid experience.
Every bid team member who uses AI tools professionally takes ARIA Compass Foundation. Senior roles with governance accountability (Named Reviewers, AI Governance Leads, Bid Directors and Commercial Directors) take both Foundation and Practitioner, because Foundation is a prerequisite for Practitioner. For individuals, this is purchased as the Foundation + Practitioner Bundle. For organisations, it is built into the group enrolment plan. The audience map above shows the full role-by-role breakdown.
Three distinct routes match how different buyers procure. Individuals buy a single seat through self-serve Stripe checkout for instant access (Foundation alone, or Foundation + Practitioner Bundle). Organisations procuring for five or more seats book a procurement call where group fees and combined programme options are scoped. Enterprise buyers needing SCORM-compliant deployment via an existing LMS submit a dedicated SCORM enquiry. Each route has its own workflow so the right buyer reaches the right answer fast.
Three distinct routes match how different buyers procure. Individuals buy a single seat through self-serve Stripe checkout for instant access (Foundation alone, or Foundation + Practitioner Bundle). Organisations procuring for five or more seats book a procurement call where group fees and combined programme options are scoped. Enterprise buyers needing SCORM-compliant deployment via an existing LMS submit a dedicated SCORM enquiry. Each route has its own workflow so the right buyer reaches the right answer fast.
Yes. Group enrolment is the most common way ARIA Compass is purchased. Group pricing, SCORM export for enterprise LMS deployment, and bulk completion reporting are available. Speak to us for group enrolment and we will scope the right structure for your team.
ARIA Compass is self-paced. Foundation comprises six focused modules; Practitioner comprises two specialist modules. Both are designed to fit around live bid work rather than disrupt it. Specific module durations are confirmed at enrolment.
ARIA Compass and ARIA Diagnostic are complementary but independent. ARIA Diagnostic identifies where your bid governance currently stands. ARIA Compass equips your team to operate the governance system. Many organisations run ARIA Pulse or ARIA Diagnostic first, then deploy ARIA Compass to close the literacy gaps the assessment surfaces.
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