Official UK procurement notice
GSS25095 Alternative Models of Innovate UK ICURe Engage Delivery
Procurement agent: UK Research and Innovation·On behalf of: UKSBS
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£40,925published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 31 Mar 2025
Awarded to Skillfluence Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement description******THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION********
This procurement is being concluded following a limited competition procurement exercise
Brief Description of requirement
The objective of this procurement is to deliver alternative models of Engage to promote participation among researchers
- Expand Engagement to New Universities and Departments: Focus on institutions, particularly post-1992 universities, that have not previously engaged with ICURe.
- Upskilling and Broadening Participation: Provide upskilling opportunities for academics, highlighting alternative career paths and helping to create a pipeline of researchers ready to explore commercialisation.
- Widen Participation: Broaden participation beyond traditional groups by demonstrating an understanding of barriers to access such training and proposing methods to address these.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Apr 2025, 10:59 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Apr 2025, 10:59 BST
- Authority reference
GSS25095- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014507- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05012dFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published11 Apr 2025, 10:59 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £40,9251 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skillfluence LimitedSME | £40,925 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
GSS25095 Alternative Models of Innovate UK ICURe Engage Delivery · Skillfluence LimitedSME
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2025
- Value
- £40,925
- Period
- 1 Apr 2025 – 30 Nov 2025
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- UKSBSBeneficiary authority
- UK Shared Business Services LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityShared service provider
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SKILLFLUENCE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender