PS25363 - China Scoping Study on Multilateral Research Engagement with China

Official notice

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

Below threshold - limited competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£25,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 9 Dec 2025

Awarded to Springer Nature Customer Service Center Gmbh

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement Description

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****

This procurement is being concluded following a limited competition procurement exercise

Brief Description of Requirement:

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) have a requirement to create an China Scoping Study on Multilateral Research Engagement with China

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

73110000 Research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
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: 19 Dec 2025, 10:53 GMT
Last source update: 19 Dec 2025, 10:53 GMT
Authority reference: PS25363
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-084774
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fa13 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
19 Dec 2025, 10:53 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £25,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Springer Nature Customer Service Center Gmbh	£25,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Springer Nature Customer Service Center Gmbh
Signed
9 Dec 2025
Value
£25,000
Period
10 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
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, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Clients of the procurement agent

UKSBSBeneficiary authority
UK Shared Business Services LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityShared Service ProviderGB-PPON: PMPN-7535-GNTG Swindon, South WestContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbhAwarded supplier Europaplatz 3 Heidelberg, HEIDELBERG, DE, 69115, DEContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender19 Dec 2025, 10:53 GMT