Official UK procurement notice
Proposal Development Support for Applicants to EU Funding Opportunities
Authority: University of Nottingham (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Nottingham is seeking a supplier or suppliers to provide direct support to academics in across all faculties in an iterative, draft-comment-redraft-repeat process intended to be engaged from the early stages of research bid development.
CPV: Research and development consultancy services · Research and experimental development services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£300,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: Please refer to Tendering Documents which can be found on the University of Nottingham UniCore Supplier Portal. UniCore Link: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/dts/unicore.aspx Guide to Accessing Tenders: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/fabs/procurement/documents/unicore-supplier-respond-to-a-negotiation-user-guide-1.pdf New Supplier Access Guide: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/fabs/procurement/documents/unicore-supplier-portal-prospective-registration-user-guide-2.pdf Negotiation: N0000209 Contact [email protected] if assistance is required to access the portal.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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, 13:43 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2026, 13:43 BST
- Authority reference
N0000209 - 2716/ITT/SC- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-086422- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f81aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Tenders must be submitted via the University of Nottingham UniCore Supplier Portal.
UniCore Link: www.nottingham.ac.uk/dts/unicore.aspx ↗
Guide to Accessing Tenders: www.nottingham.ac.uk/fabs/procurement/doc… ↗
New Supplier Access Guide: www.nottingham.ac.uk/fabs/procurement/doc… ↗
Negotiation: N0000209
Contact [email protected] if assistance is required to access the portal.
Timeline
11 Sept 2026 → 15 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published46 days ago11 Sept 2026, 13:43 BST
- Clarification questions by20 days ago7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline18 days ago9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 17 days15 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published11 Sept 2026, 13:43 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical specifications Please refer to Tendering Documents which can be found on the University of Nottingham UniCore Supplier Portal. UniCore Link: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/dts/unicore.aspx Guide to Accessing Tenders: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/fabs/procurement/documents/unicore-supplier-respon…
- Bidding documents and specifications Please refer to Tendering Documents which can be found on the University of Nottingham UniCore Supplier Portal. UniCore Link: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/dts/unicore.aspx Guide to Accessing Tenders: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/fabs/procurement/documents/unicore-supplier-respon…
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender