PS26130 - Business Model Development for the Catapults - Future Portfolio Optimisation

Official notice

Authority: UK SBS

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services (73000000)

Published contract value£196,100Exc. VAT

Contract ends 26 Feb 2027

Awarded to IfM Engage Ltd

Contract starts 29 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****

This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the CCS DPS RM6126 Research & Insights

Brief Description of Requirement

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has an advisory, analytical, and future-oriented requirement. It supports Innovate UK in exploring, evaluating, and comparing different models for delivering innovation infrastructure, considering Industrial Strategy priorities, business growth goals, and public value considerations.

Published procurement details

Dynamic purchasing system cited in notice: Research & Insights · RM6126
Procedure: Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Buyer reference: tender_531641/1589342
Category: Services
Tender status: Complete
Award status: Active
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises: No
Tender deadline: 3 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
Procurement method: Selective
Item 1: Delivery locations as published: British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates

Award decision
17 Jun 2026
Contract starts
29 Jun 2026
Notice published
10 Jul 2026
Contract ends
26 Feb 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK SBSContracting authority Polaris House, Swindon, SN2 1FF, EnglandContact name, email
URL
https://www.uksbs.co.uk/pages/default.aspx

Suppliers named on the notice

IfM Engage LtdSupplier Institute for Manufacturing, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9JU, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
Large

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder awardAward noticeen10 Jul 2026, 11:40 BST

Source record

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice language: en
Release reference: ocds-b5fd17-5fd82dc7-fc89-4da9-962b-3330763e0e7e-2026-07-10T11:40:45+01:00
Published: 10 Jul 2026
Latest update: 10 Jul 2026
Procedure reference: ocds-b5fd17-5fd82dc7-fc89-4da9-962b-3330763e0e7e
Contract reference: ocds-b5fd17-5fd82dc7-fc89-4da9-962b-3330763e0e7e-1