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Published 23 Oct 2026, 13:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Homes England Innovation Challenge Fund Design

Official notice

Authority: Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) (Public body)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£100,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to NESTA

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Suppler to undertake design work for a bespoke innovation challenge fund for Homes England.

Exempt research contract as per Schedule 2 PA23.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Oct 2026, 13:51 BST
Last source update: 23 Oct 2026, 13:51 BST
Authority reference: DN833968
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-100511
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078f0a Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
23 Oct 2026, 13:51 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £100,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NESTAVCSE	£100,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · NESTAVCSE
Signed
19 Oct 2026
Value
£100,000
Period
1 Nov 2026 – 26 Feb 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Homes England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMTT-3573-RLZV The Lumen, 2nd Floor, St James Boulevard, Newcastle Helix, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE4 5BZContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

NESTAAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07706036GB-PPON: PMRL-6971-PPHW 58 Victoria Embankment, London, London, EC4Y 0DSContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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