Official UK procurement notice
Designing Pro‑Competitive Interventions: Evidence on Market Shaping, Economic Security, and Investment
Authority: Department for Business & Trade (Central government)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Awarded value £112,500published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 11 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to LSE Enterprise Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA programme of research examining business responses to market-shaping interventions, economic security measures and investment incentives, including approximately 50-70 business interviews across five sectors and the production of reports, datasets and presentations to inform future policy development.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 14 Sept 2026, 11:02 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Sept 2026, 11:02 BST
- Authority reference
PR_5347- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f8e1
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £112,5001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LSE Enterprise Ltd | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · LSE Enterprise Ltd
- Signed
- 11 Sept 2026
- Value
- £112,500
- Period
- 14 Sept 2026 — 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 May 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Buyer may extend the duration of the Contract for a period of up to 2 Months by giving not less than 10 Working Days’ notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. The Conditions of the Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period.
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published14 Sept 2026, 11:02 BSTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LSE Enterprise LtdAwarded supplierView supplier profile →
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender