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Published 20 Aug 2026, 16:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Facility Services for PreDeployment Training

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£164,381published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 20 Aug 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Girton College

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the supply of training and accommodation facilities.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
80520000 Training facilities

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
20 Aug 2026, 16:25 BST
Last source update
20 Aug 2026, 16:28 BST
Authority reference
UKRI-6273
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079632
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e8fe Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Competition is absent for technical reasoning. This supplier is the only option within the location we require that can meet the requirements of the contract.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

20 Aug 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published63 days ago
    20 Aug 2026, 16:28 BST
  2. Standstill ends51 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Aug 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    20 Aug 2026, 16:25 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    20 Aug 2026, 16:28 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    2 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £164,3811 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Girton CollegeUKRI-6273 Facility Services for PreDeployment Training3 Sept 2026 – 31 Oct 2026 · up to 30 Nov 2026Extensions: Extension to allow for further training to be completed, if the number of personnel changes.£164,38120 Aug 2026standstill to 1 Sept 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Girton CollegeAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPYH-4851-JLYZ Huntingdon Road, Girton, Cambridge, East of England, CB3 0JGContact email

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