Official UK procurement notice
AISI RU Strategy Services
Authority: DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£4,900,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 3 Feb 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Amber Labs
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionResearch Unit Strategy Services
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Feb 2025, 09:19 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Feb 2025, 09:19 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-003409- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dae3Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Procured via Crown Commercial Mechanisms - a prior post on the 'Official Journal of the European Union' was not required for this procurement.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £4,900,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Feb 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amber LabsSME | £4,900,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 003409-2025-1 · Amber LabsSME
- Signed
- 3 Feb 2025
- Value
- £4,900,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Amber LabsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.