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# Research and Develop Tax Credit Project

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/research-and-develop-tax-credit-project-ocds-h6vhtk-0595c3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cell & Gene Therapy Catapult: "Research and Develop Tax Credit Project". Published status: complete. Published Value: £270,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: catapultcgtc.wax-live.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cell & Gene Therapy Catapult](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cell-gene-therapy-catapult-coh-10016023)
- **Published Value:** £270,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 October 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial auditing services, Tax consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £225,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/research-and-develop-tax-credit-project-ocds-h6vhtk-0595c3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0595c3`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/research-and-develop-tax-credit-project-ocds-h6vhtk-0595c3#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [catapultcgtc.wax-live.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcatapultcgtc.wax-live.com%2FS2C%2FDisplayModules%2FTradeModules%2FNegotiations%2FOpportunities%2FListEvents.aspx)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/research-and-develop-tax-credit-project-ocds-h6vhtk-0595c3#participate

## Description
To ensure accurate, timely, and compliant preparation and submission of Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit claims under HMRC guidelines.
To ensure that submissions are received at least a calendar month to HMRC before the R&D cycle deadline or annual tax return, whichever is earlier. This will be agreed by the finance team.
To support innovation and investment in qualifying R&D activities through optimised and defensible tax credit claims.
To align procurement and delivery processes with the new Procurement Act 2024 ensuring transparency, fairness, and value for money.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79212100, 79221000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £270,000

- **Contract Period:** 27/11/2025 to 28/11/2028

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **Ernst & Young LLC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PYHC-3926-HDWY`
  - Value: £225,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/11/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F054626-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-21T16:42:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T21:09:37.541Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0595c3