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Published 12 Jan 2026, 12:43 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

con_9073 - Metamaterials Workshop

Official notice

Authority: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£10,500published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 18 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to IfM Engage Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DSIT’s Advanced Materials team were seeking to commission a roadmapping workshop project for DSIT’s roadmapping exercise on Metamaterials, a strategic subclass of advanced materials.

The project provider will facilitate workshops with stakeholders on the theme of metamaterials commercialisation, identifying national priorities to accelerate their adoption across key industrial applications.

The project will inform DSIT development of the National Materials Innovation Programme announced in the Modern Industrial Strategy, where Advanced Materials was named as a priority frontier industry.

The primary output of this work is three workshops led by the project lead with responsibility for preparation, facilitation and further outputs. This will be underpinned by detailed chapters on the technical advances for sector application.

The supplier will work alongside partners in designing and delivering workshops for the purpose of producing a metamaterials technology roadmapping report, this support would be concluded in the 6 month core duration, no need for additional phases of the project.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
12 Jan 2026, 12:43 GMT
Last source update
12 Jan 2026, 12:43 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002254
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
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Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    12 Jan 2026, 12:43 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £10,5001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IfM Engage Ltd£10,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · IfM Engage Ltd

    Signed
    18 Dec 2025
    Value
    £10,500
    Period
    18 Dec 2025 – 11 Jun 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVWZ-3216-PVQL 22 Whitehall, London, London, SW1A 2EGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • IFM Engage LimitedAwarded supplier The Old Schools, Trinity Lane, Cambridge, East of England, CB2 1TSContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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