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Published 2 Jan 2026, 12:33 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Qualitative research on the role of services in sanctions circumvention

Official notice

Authority: Department for Business & Trade (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£92,100published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 2 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Themis

What is being bought

Published requirement description

There are gaps in DBT’s understanding of circumvention, which this project seeks to address. Closing these information gaps on services-enabled circumvention is necessary to help DBT better enforce breaches of trade sanctions, identify whether there are any policy gaps and any additional business engagement and / or guidance needed.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
73210000 Research 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
2 Jan 2026, 12:33 GMT
Last source update
26 Mar 2026, 12:54 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-027897
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05febb Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jan 2026
  1. Contract details notice published
    2 Jan 2026, 12:33 GMT
    UK7
  2. Contract details notice published
    26 Mar 2026, 12:54 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £92,1001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ThemisSME£92,100 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · ThemisSME

    Signed
    2 Jan 2026
    Value
    £92,100
    Period
    2 Jan 2026 – 30 Apr 2026
    Status
    active
    • Change Rescheduling of the final roundtable in Armenia, from 5th March 2026 to a date prior to the end of April 2026, due to travel considerations caused by the conflict in the Middle East.This rescheduling will incur additional costs, estimated to be up to £7,500.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Business & Trade

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PZZJ-6312-QTTD Old Admiralty Building, London, London, SW1A 2DYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ThemisAwarded supplier 1-2 Paris Gardens, London, London, SE1 8NDContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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