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Published 21 Jul 2025, 15:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PS24318 - Review of research community practice and funder expectations for research data management plans

Official notice

Procurement agent: UK Research and Innovation·On behalf of: UKSBS

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£55,000£66,000 inc. VAT5.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Aug 2025awarded 1 Oct 2025
Awarded to Research Consulting
Contract term 3 moends 30 Nov 2025 · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Thursday 28th August 2025 at 11:00 am.

DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.

All tender information MUST be submitted through the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal.

Brief Description of Requirement

UKRI is seeking a supplier to review current UKRI and wider research sector approaches to research data management plans (DMPs), to inform the development of its new research data policy.

Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the Supplier Attachments tab within the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal.

This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria as set out in the ITQ document.

How to Apply

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal for this procurement.

To register on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal please use the link beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗ and follow the instructions to register as a supplier.

If you are already registered on the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗.

Once you are logged into the system you will be able to locate the Procurement you wish to leave a bid on by clicking the ITTs Open to All Suppliers and searching for the reference number itt_2225.

CPV: Market research services · Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 moSMEPublished value£55,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 30 Nov 2025 (3 mo)Value: £55,000 exc. VAT · £66,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Most advantageous tender Price - 20% Technical - 80%

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
Awarded
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
21 Jul 2025, 15:49 BST
Last source update
29 Oct 2025, 10:13 GMT
Authority reference
PS24318
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041736
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Market research servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05632f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowed
Submission deadline
28 Aug 2025, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline
28 Aug 2025, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER

All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations that apply to this opportunity.

Responses must be received by the date and time in the tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the Jaggaer eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered by the Contracting Authority further for this opportunity, unless a system outage is experienced, to which the Contracting Authority will advise upon accordingly. Interested organisations should ensure that they allow a sufficiency of time, prior to the deadline to allow all sections to be completed in full and any attachments to be uploaded.

As a user of the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal you will have access to the Jaggaer messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you, as well as other messages and updates in relation to any specific tender event. Please note that any and all information secured outside of the messaging service, shall have no Legal Standing, merit or worth and should not be relied upon by any organisation submitting a tender response.

Please note it is your organisations responsibility to access these messages on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity.

The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right:

i. not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and

ii. to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement; and under no circumstances as part of your organisations participation in this opportunity, will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by any organisation as a result. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a contract with any successful organisation(s), this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of your organisation in doing so.

About UK Shared Business Services

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise.

Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority.

Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations.

For full details of our partner base please review the following link: www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/con… ↗

Timeline

21 Jul 2025 → 29 Oct 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    21 Jul 2025, 15:49 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    28 Aug 2025, 10:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    28 Aug 2025, 11:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published361 days ago
    29 Oct 2025, 10:13 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    21 Jul 2025, 15:49 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    11 Aug 2025, 13:48 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 28 Aug 2025, 11:00 BST
    11 Aug 2025, 13:48 BST
    +14 days · was 14 Aug 2025, 10:00 BST
  4. Contract details notice published
    29 Oct 2025, 10:13 GMT
    UK7
  5. Status changed to complete
    29 Oct 2025, 10:13 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £52,1501 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Research ConsultingSME£52,150 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • PS24318 - Review of Research Community Practice and Funder Expectations for Research Data Management · Research ConsultingSME

    Signed
    1 Oct 2025
    Value
    £52,150
    Period
    6 Oct 2025 – 29 Dec 2025
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

UK Research and Innovation

Procurement agentPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Clients of the procurement agent

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Research Consulting LimitedAwarded supplier The Ingenuity Centre, Triumph Road, University of Nottingham Innovation Park, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG7 2TUContact email

Official documents & specifications (8)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender