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Published 25 Jun 2025, 16:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

F4OR Scottish Islands · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: ORE Catapult (Public body)

Direct award
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)
Awarded value£69,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 25 Jun 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Irton Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this direct award is to appoint Itron Services for delivery of Business Excellence strand of the F4OR Scottish Islands programme. Irton Services has worked across previous iterations of this programme and is extremely knowledgeable on the requirements.

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Scotland
73000000 Research and development services and related 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
Unspecified in notice
First published
25 Jun 2025, 16:47 BST
Last source update
26 Jun 2025, 08:11 BST
Authority reference
ORE/25/041
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035235
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0553b4 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Irton Services has worked across previous iterations of this programme and is extremely knowledgeable on the requirements and can meet the required timescales. Appointing a new provider will result in additional time which is not available at this stage. However we are in the process of putting a framework in place for future requirements.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    25 Jun 2025, 16:47 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    26 Jun 2025, 08:11 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    8 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £69,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Irton Services LimitedSME9 Jul 2025 – 31 Dec 2026£69,00025 Jun 2025Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ORE Catapult

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PYJB-8958-TLYW 121 George Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1RDContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Irton Services LimitedAwarded supplier 23 Agenoria Drive, Stourbridge, West Midlands, West Midlands, DY8 3JTContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender