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BuyerDepartment for Science, Innovation & Technology
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published27 Jan 2026

What is being bought

This contract is to support the ongoing maturity and effectiveness of SAGE by exercising key functions against a simulated complex emergency scenario. Emergency scientific advice that is produced at SAGE meetings feeds directly into Cabinet Office’s COBR response function as their primary customer. Given that UKRA is an extension of Cabinet Office, and operated by Serco, direct award is considered as the most appropriate commercial route to ensure crisis response protocols are standard and aligned, as such the following sections of the 2023 Procurement Act apply: Section 41, Schedule 5, Paragraph 5 - Single Supplier and Section 41 and Schedule 5, Paragraph 7 - Additional or repeat goods, services or works.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

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Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

UKRA SAGE Training

Statusactive
Value£80,900

Documents & submission route

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Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05dc26
Latest release ID007004-2026
Latest release timestampTue Jan 27 2026 11:17:13 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methoddirect
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - without competition
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
27 Jan 2026award, contract007004-2026
6 Nov 2025award, contract071770-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
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6 Nov 2025 · 071770-2025 · award, contract
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