Official UK procurement notice
Innovation Qualified Utilities Dynamic Market
Authority: NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC (Public body)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Dynamic market estimateValue not publishedmarket-wide estimate, not attributable revenue
Awarded Not published
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis QUDM is for an Academic Framework to support delivery of our National Innovation Allowance (NIA).
CPV: Design and execution of research and development · Experimental development services · Research and development consultancy services · Research laboratory services
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market · active
- Market period
- 1 May 2025 – …
- Buyer types
- utilities
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- No fees
Call-offs published through it1
- Innovation Academic Framework · NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC · 15 Sept 2026
Notices that name this market as their framework in the official record. Many call-offs are never published, so this is a floor, not utilisation.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
73111000 Research laboratory services73120000 Experimental development services73200000 Research and development consultancy services73300000 Design and execution of research and development
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
Meet requirements of PA23 Schedules 6 & 7
Verified by: Disclosure - Technical & professional ability
Research in defined areas of innovation in the electricity transmission environment
Verified by: Assessment
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
Meet requirements of PA23 Schedules 6 & 7
Verified by: Disclosure - Technical & professional ability
Research in defined areas of innovation in the electricity transmission environment
Verified by: Assessment
What this means for your bid
- “Innovation Qualified Utilities Dynamic Market” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Dynamic market
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 May 2025, 11:58 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Oct 2025, 11:25 BST
- Authority reference
QUDM1- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018347- Latest notice
- Dynamic market establishment notice (UK14)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050b32Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Admission period ends
- —
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- submission fee · No fees
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
1 May 2025 → 15 Oct 2025 · 2 dates- Tender notice published1 May 2025, 11:58 BST
- Latest notice published370 days ago15 Oct 2025, 11:25 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 May 2025- Dynamic market intention notice published1 May 2025, 11:58 BSTUK13
- Dynamic market establishment notice published15 Oct 2025, 11:25 BSTUK14
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
22 commercial parties on the notice- BRUNEL UNIVERSITY LONDONAdmitted to the market
- CARDIFF UNIVERSITYAdmitted to the market
- City St George's, University of LondonAdmitted to the market
- KING'S COLLEGE LONDONAdmitted to the market
- LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITYAdmitted to the market
- Nottingham Trent University - Nottingham Business SchoolAdmitted to the market
- SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITYAdmitted to the market
- THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAMAdmitted to the market
- THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTERAdmitted to the market
- The University Of KentAdmitted to the market
Show 12 more suppliers
- The University of EdinburghAdmitted to the market
- UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDONAdmitted to the market
- UNIVERSITY OF BATH (THE)Admitted to the market
- UNIVERSITY OF EXETERAdmitted to the market
- UNIVERSITY OF LEEDSAdmitted to the market
- UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOLAdmitted to the market
- UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH ENTERPRISE LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- UNIVERSITY OF READINGAdmitted to the market
- UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELDAdmitted to the market
- UNIVERSITY OF WARWICKAdmitted to the market
- University of LeicesterAdmitted to the market
- University of StrathclydeAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Form for registration of interest and enrolment into National Grid's assessment process
Notices published for this procedure
- Dynamic market establishment notice Dynamic market establishment notice on Find a Tender
- Dynamic market intention notice Dynamic market intention notice on Find a Tender