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Published 5 Aug 2025, 11:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provide support for the activities of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult

Official notice

Authority: HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT (Public body)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£161,9482 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Apr 2025no call for competition
Awarded to M J Hinton Consultancy2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract 1 - 01 April 25 - 30 Sept 25

Offering advice, guidance and support to the Chief Portfolio Officer and the Portfolio Team or others.

Playing a role in project and programme teams as requested and where expertise and experience held is relevant.

Provision of specialist technical support and insight to HVM Catapult in areas of expertise.

Propose and help to secure and/or execute new opportunities and activities as part of the HVM Catapult portfolio.

Represent the HVM Catapult when requested in various meetings, workshops or events.

Contract 2 - 01 April 25 - 31 March 26

Behind the scenes support for cross-Catapult RTG meetings.

Supporting in the development of concepts for Spending Review and other funding mechanisms - MetaMaterials Technology Pull Through, Researchers in Residence continuation, AI and Digital concepts.

Supporting Academic Liaison Work Group, including UKRI engagement, weekly meetings and face-to-face workshops

Supporting Technology Roadmap development; positioning, stakeholder engagement, workshops.

Ad-hoc activities leveraging expertise, knowledge of the HVMC network, and external network

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
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
5 Aug 2025, 11:17 BST
Last source update
5 Aug 2025, 11:17 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046035
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058152 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    5 Aug 2025, 11:17 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £161,9482 contracts exc. VAT
Contracts signed 2latest 1 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
M J Hinton Consultancy£71,444 †—Awarded
M J Hinton Consultancy£90,504 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Provide support for the activities of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult - Portfolio Team · M J Hinton Consultancy

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £71,444
    Period
    1 Apr 2025 – 30 Sept 2025
    Status
    active

  • Provide support for the activities of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult Technology Function · M J Hinton Consultancy

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £90,504
    Period
    1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 07708659 · GB-PPON: PDLV-4646-XLMG Icentrum, Birmingham, West Midlands, B7 4BPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • M J Hinton ConsultancyAwarded supplier Windermere, Pinesfield Lane, Trottiscliffe, Kent, South East, ME19 5ENContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

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