Official UK procurement notice
Consultancy Support - IUK Workforce Development Hub
Authority: ORE Catapult (Public body)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£181,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 22 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Paul Hatchett Consulting Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis direct award is to appoint Paul Hatchett Consultant who has been named in our grant application to provide Consultancy Support on the IUK Workforce Development Hub project.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
73200000 Research and development consultancy services
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Sept 2026, 09:29 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Sept 2026, 09:29 BST
- Authority reference
ORE/26/054- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077708
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
- Supplier named in Grant Offer Application and Letter
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £181,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hatchett Consulting LimitedSMEConsultancy Support5 Oct 2026 — 27 Nov 2026 | £181,000 | 22 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published22 Sept 2026, 09:29 BSTUK6
- Transparency notice published22 Sept 2026, 09:26 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PAUL HATCHETT CONSULTING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender