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Official UK procurement notice
CSP25042 - Advanced CI Training and Certification
Procurement agent: UK Research and Innovation·On behalf of: UKSBS
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£1,382,633≈ £1.4m / year · £1,659,360 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Oct 2025awarded 29 Oct 2025
Awarded to CATALYST CONSULTING LIMITED
Contract term 1 yrends 9 Nov 2026 · up to 9 Nov 2029 with extensions · starts 10 Nov 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement description***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition***
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) / STFC had a requirement for Advanced CI
Training and Certification
This procurement is being concluded following a Open Procedure – Request
for Proposal (RFP)
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jan 2029, 23:59 GMT.
- No preliminary market engagement: This is a re-procurement activity within an established market so no preliminary market engagement activity was required.
CPV: Training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,382,633
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Techincal: 80%
- Commerical: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Techincal
- Commerical
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jan 2029
- First published
- 22 Aug 2025, 14:02 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Aug 2026, 11:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
CSP25042- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050902- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058cedFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
- Submission deadline
- 1 Oct 2025, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
22 Aug 2025 → 4 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published22 Aug 2025, 14:02 BST
- Clarification questions by399 days ago18 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
- Submission deadline386 days ago1 Oct 2025, 11:00 BST
- Award decision expected by366 days ago20 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent358 days ago29 Oct 2025
- Standstill ends348 days ago7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts346 days ago10 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published79 days ago4 Aug 2026, 11:27 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Aug 2025- Tender notice published22 Aug 2025, 14:02 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published29 Oct 2025, 11:36 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 Oct 2025, 11:36 GMT
- Contract signature expected14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Jul 2026, 09:41 BSTUK7
- Contract change notice published4 Aug 2026, 11:27 BSTUK10
- Contract change proposed17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTUKRI to utilise year 2 extension
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-08: 1 release · 22 Aug 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,382,6331 award exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Nov 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATALYST CONSULTING LIMITEDSME17 Nov 2025 – 16 Nov 2026 · up to 16 Nov 2029Extensions: Please note, any extension period, will only cover STFC requirements highlighted in the specification and UKRI CI CoE requirements will cease on the November 2026. | £1,382,633 | 29 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
CSP25042 - Advanced CI Training and Certification · CATALYST CONSULTING LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 14 Nov 2025
- Value
- £1,180,651
- Period
- 17 Nov 2025 – 16 Nov 2026 · up to 16 Nov 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Please note, any extension period, will only cover STFC requirements highlighted in the specification and UKRI CI CoE requirements will cease on the November 2026.
- Change proposed 17 Aug 2026 UKRI to utilise year 2 extension, new value £1,180,651 · new end date 17 Nov 2026 · extensions to 16 Nov 2029
No agreed KPIs: Contract uder £5m
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- UKSBSBeneficiary authority
- UK Shared Busniess Services LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityShare Service Provider
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Catalyst Consulting LtdAwarded supplier
- Catalyst Consulting LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications CSP25042 - Request for Proposal Questions - RFPQ
- Bidding documents and specifications CSP25042 - AW5.2 Price Schedule
- Bidding documents and specifications CSP25042 - Request for Proposal - RFP
- Bidding documents and specifications CSP25042 - UKRI Precedent Goods Services Contract (High value)
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender