{"id":254202,"date":"2026-05-24T12:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T16:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/new-pilot-helps-cities-procure-ai-cooperatively\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T12:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T16:50:08","slug":"new-pilot-helps-cities-procure-ai-cooperatively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/new-pilot-helps-cities-procure-ai-cooperatively\/","title":{"rendered":"New pilot helps cities procure AI cooperatively"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cities-today.com\/new-pilot-helps-cities-procure-ai-cooperatively\/\">New pilot helps cities procure AI cooperatively<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cities-today.com\/new-pilot-helps-cities-procure-ai-cooperatively\/\">https:\/\/cities-today.com\/new-pilot-helps-cities-procure-ai-cooperatively\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-24 12:14:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"cities-today.com\">cities-today.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>24 May 2026<\/p>\n<p>by Jonathan Andrews<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"239\">Cities, municipalities and other public sector organisations have been offered access to a new cooperative purchasing marketplace designed to simplify how governments procure artificial intelligence solutions through pre-awarded contracts.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"567\">The G-Commerce AI Solutions Marketplace has been launched through a partnership between <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Sourcewell<\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Glass<\/span><\/span>, with the pilot intended to help local governments and public agencies accelerate AI adoption while reducing procurement complexity and administrative burden.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"907\">\u201cOur partnership with Glass reflects a shared commitment to modernising how the public sector accesses technology,\u201d says Kary Graser, Vice President and Sourcewell lead for the pilot. \u201cTogether, we\u2019re creating a more intuitive and efficient path for agencies to engage with AI solutions through Sourcewell\u2019s robust contracting framework.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"909\" data-end=\"1150\">The platform has been developed to allow municipalities and government agencies to discover, compare and purchase AI technologies through competitively solicited cooperative contracts rather than undertaking standalone procurement processes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1152\" data-end=\"1397\">According to the organisations, the marketplace combines cooperative purchasing with AI-powered discovery and recommendation tools to help procurement teams identify solutions aligned with operational needs, budgets and implementation timelines.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1399\" data-end=\"1602\">The launch has reflected growing pressure on cities and local governments to modernise procurement systems as AI deployment expands across digital services, operational management and internal workflows.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1604\" data-end=\"1902\">The marketplace has included categories covering enterprise AI, cloud and AI infrastructure, cybersecurity and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cities-today.com\/new-pilot-helps-cities-procure-ai-cooperatively\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New pilot helps cities procure AI cooperatively https:\/\/cities-today.com\/new-pilot-helps-cities-procure-ai-cooperatively\/ Publish Date: 2026-05-24 12:14:00 Source Domain: 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