CivicAI Labs
Rain-soaked civic noticeboard on a brick wall, stacked with official papers.

Public info.
Make it useful.

Free civic tools that turn official government data into something people can actually use.

The data is public.
The path to it is not.

Governmentinformationexists.Findingit,readingitandactingonitisstilltoohardformostpeople.

Open Government Licence / official sources only

Read the approach

The tools

Five public-interest products

Live

GovGuide

Simplifies government information and services into plain English.

Open GovGuide

Live

TenderLens

Helps SMEs and organisations find and understand public-sector contracts.

Open TenderLens

In the lab

SafePlate UK

Makes food hygiene ratings easier to search and interpret.

In the lab

In the lab

PlanCheck

Helps people read planning applications and local planning information.

In the lab

In the lab

FloodReady

Simplifies flood warnings, river levels and local flood information.

In the lab

Hands sorting official papers, highlighter and stamps on a wooden desk.

Start with the source.

We take official public data, explain it in plain English, and design the shortest path to a real decision.

Open data
Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, FSA ratings, planning portals and Environment Agency feeds.
Plain English
Models that explain the notice, not chatbots that invent policy.
Actable design
Search, compare and understand, then follow the original source.
GovGuide answering a DVLA question in plain English, with official source links.
TenderLens contract list showing titles, buyers, values and deadlines.

Live now

GovGuide + TenderLens

Plain-English government services. Public contracts decoded for SMEs and organisations.

Open GovGuide

In the lab

Not vapourware. In build.

SafePlate UK

Makes food hygiene ratings easier to search and interpret.

PlanCheck

Helps people read planning applications and local planning information.

FloodReady

Simplifies flood warnings, river levels and local flood information.

Use the tools.
Keep the receipts.

Independent public-interest software. Official sources linked. Free to use. Not a government service.

See the tools

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CivicAI Labs is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the UK Government. Always check the original official source before acting.

CivicAI Labs is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the UK Government. Always check the original official source before acting.