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Published 11 Aug 2026, 15:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SME Dual Use Innovation & Re-Industialisation

Official notice

Authority: UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL (Education)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Published estimate£120,000£120,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 11 Sept 2026
Contract term 6 moends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

You are invited to tender for the delivery of the University of Liverpool's Muster Programme "Trials Tank" pilot - SME Dual Use Innovation & Re-industrialisation. Any resulting contract will be subject to the University's Terms and Conditions of Contract (document E).

The University is seeking a commercial partner or consortium of partners to deliver a six-month pilot project (October 2026 to March 2027) supporting Liverpool City Region SMEs to explore, develop and prove dual-use products and services. The pilot is demand-led: it will be anchored to real technical and capability challenges sourced from UK Prime contractors and from recent UK Defence Innovation (UKDI), Innovate UK and MOD calls. Full details of the requirement, deliverables, stretch objectives and timeline are set out in the Specification and Further Particulars (B).

CPV: Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£120,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (6 mo)Value: £120,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
66170000 Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

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: As per Tender Documents

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
Closed
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
11 Aug 2026, 15:51 BST
Last source update
11 Aug 2026, 15:51 BST
Authority reference
2026/12/AB
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076374
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e1b7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/liverpooluni/ ↗

Timeline

11 Aug 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Tender notice published77 days ago
    11 Aug 2026, 15:51 BST
  2. Submission deadline46 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts26 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Aug 2026, 15:51 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: RC000660 · GB-PPON: PYNH-9859-XVMD Foundation Building, 765 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, North West, L69 7ZXContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender