Official UK procurement notice
Pan-Defra Research and Development Evidence Portal
Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPan-Defra Research and Development Evidence Portal. Please see the attached tender notice supporting document.
- How the procedure runs: The Authority will be using 2 Stage Competitive Flexible Procedure for this procurement: Stage 1: Conditions of Participation: Part 1 – Conditions of Participation (COP) - Instructions to Potential Suppliers (Participation Instructions); Part 2 – Participation Supplier Questionnaire (PQ); Stage 2: Invitation to Submit Tenders (ITT) The Authority reserves the right, in accordance with Section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023, to refine and develop the award criteria and associated assessment methodology following this Tender Notice and prior to the issue of the formal tender documentation at stage 2. In line with Section 31 of the Procurement Act 2023, the Authority may make non-substantial changes to the procurement documents before the tender submission deadlines. This may include clarifications or refinements to the specifications or other requirements to ensure they are clear, accurate and fit for purpose.
- No preliminary market engagement: UK02 was published
CPV: Information technology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£500,000
- Economic & financial standing
No
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).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Condition of Participation: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Condition of Participation: Technical Questions
- Economic & financial standing
No
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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 Sept 2026, 10:45 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2026, 10:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
C35091- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-086270- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f7bdFind a Tender
- How it runs
The Authority will be using 2 Stage Competitive Flexible Procedure for this procurement:
Stage 1: Conditions of Participation:
Part 1 – Conditions of Participation (COP) - Instructions to Potential Suppliers (Participation Instructions);
Part 2 – Participation Supplier Questionnaire (PQ);
Stage 2:
Invitation to Submit Tenders (ITT)
The Authority reserves the right, in accordance with Section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023, to refine and develop the award criteria and associated assessment methodology following this Tender Notice and prior to the issue of the formal tender documentation at stage 2.
In line with Section 31 of the Procurement Act 2023, the Authority may make non-substantial changes to the procurement documents before the tender submission deadlines. This may include clarifications or refinements to the specifications or other requirements to ensure they are clear, accurate and fit for purpose.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 7 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 7 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All suppliers must register via the Atamis portal. Any suppliers not previously registered can do so by clicking on the 'REGISTER HERE' button.
Timeline
11 Sept 2026 → 13 Jan 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published46 days ago11 Sept 2026, 10:45 BST
- Clarification questions by38 days ago18 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline19 days ago7 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 55 days21 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 77 days13 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published11 Sept 2026, 10:45 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender