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Published 11 Sept 2026, 13:43 BST
Official UK Procurement Procedure

Proposal Development Support for Applicants to EU Funding Opportunities

UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE)
Education
services
SME eligible
Below threshold
Below threshold - open competition
Research and development consultancy services
Research and experimental development services
East Midlands (UKF1)
Published value
£300,000
≈ £99,909 / year
Submission deadline
9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
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Clarification Cut-Off
7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Tender enquiry deadline · 1 lot
Contract duration
3 yrs (with extension options)
Starts 15 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
Published portal
Submit via portal
Official notice
Instructions: Tenders must be submitted via 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.

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE): "Proposal Development Support for Applicants to EU Funding Opportunities". Published status: active. Published value: £300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.nottingham.ac.uk.

Official Requirement Description:

The 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.

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£300,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    15 Nov 2026 — 14 Nov 2029 (3 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    Options / extension:
    Extension of Contract if services are still applicable.

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Award criteria weighting not published in structured data — consult the tender pack documents.
Incumbent & Market Position
Open Competition LandscapeNo single vendor holds a majority of retained authority awards.
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£199,818 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 3 yrs (with extension options)
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE)

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE). These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
    Needs a published budget AND award for the same procedure
    Competition Density
    Not availableNo published reports
    Single-bidder rate: Not published
    Supplier Concentration
    No estimate
    Insufficient attributable awardsNo attributable single-supplier awards retained
    Published spend
    Check noticePublished terms
    Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract.
    Typical award value
    Not available
    Too few awards for a meaningful range
    Awarded spend by half-year
    2024-H2
    2025-H1
    2025-H2
    2026-H1
    2026-H2
    Methodology & coverage notes (0 active published awards)
    Coverage: 0 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot); 0 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 73 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Suitable for SMEs
    Prepared 11 Sept 2026, 14:50 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0.65%
    CPV sector evidence · 155 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    3reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 1,261 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~34 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 108 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 73)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
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    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    Funding Proposal Support and Review Services Framework (LSHW.008.2026)Life Sciences Hub Wales Limited · 28 Aug 2026, 15:57 BST
    		£150,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    VRU - Expert Partner for Youth Digital Safety in LondonMayors Office For Policing And Crime · 8 Sept 2026, 13:53 BST
    		£660,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Award for Strategic, Economic, Commercial and Organisational Advisory Services for the National Library of Wales The National Library of Wales · 7 Aug 2026, 15:19 BST
    		£120,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Palladium Silver Membranes Tensile and Fatigue TestingUK Fusion Energy Limited · 14 Aug 2026, 11:22 BST
    		£165,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    SBRI - Agri-Food Tech Contracts for Innovation Cymru Phase 1 ChallengeBetsi Cadwaladr University Health Board · 10 Sept 2026, 14:18 BST
    		£300,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodBelow threshold - open competitionLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categoryservices
    Notice statusactiveProcurement thresholdSub-thresholdRegulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published11 Sept 2026, 13:43 BSTLast source update11 Sept 2026, 13:43 BST
    Classification (CPV)Research and development consultancy services, Research and experimental development services
    Delivery area
    East Midlands (UKF1)
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f81a

    How to participate & submission route

    Submit via portal
    Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
    Official Buyer Portal
    Online submission allowed
    Open official portal workspace ↗
    Expression of interest (EOI)—Tender submission deadline
    9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    		Clarification deadline
    7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesEnglish (en)
    Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
    Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
    From official release
    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/docu… New Supplier Access Guide: www.nottingham.ac.uk/fabs/procurement/docu… Negotiation: N0000209 Contact [email protected] if assistance is required to access the portal.
    Timeline
    1. Procedure published
      11 Sept 2026, 13:43 BST
    2. Clarification deadline
      7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    3. Submission deadline
      9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      11 Sept 2026, 13:43 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE)

    Contracting authority
    Education
    GB-COH-RC000664
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    Official Documents & Specifications (3)

    Official links; attachments are not copied