Official UK procurement notice
Expert Witness Report to UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry
Authority: Cabinet Office (Central government)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£18,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 13 Jun 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Manchester Metropolitan University
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Chair to the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry requires an independent and expert opinion on certain matters,
including educational attainment during the pandemic.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 13 Jul 2025, 13:36 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Jul 2025, 13:36 BST
- Authority reference
C1923SF0415225- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039447- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055e14Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published13 Jul 2025, 13:36 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £18,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Jun 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Metropolitan University | £18,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Expert Witness Report to UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry · Manchester Metropolitan University
- Signed
- 13 Jun 2025
- Value
- £18,000
- Period
- 13 Jun 2025 – 28 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Manchester Metropolitan UniversityAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender