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# SME Dual Use Innovation & Re-Industialisation

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sme-dual-use-innovation-re-industialisation-ocds-h6vhtk-06e1b7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL: "SME Dual Use Innovation & Re-Industialisation". Published status: active. Published Value: £120,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-liverpool-urn-133829)
- **Published Value:** £120,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sme-dual-use-innovation-re-industialisation-ocds-h6vhtk-06e1b7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06e1b7`

## 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/sme-dual-use-innovation-re-industialisation-ocds-h6vhtk-06e1b7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fliverpooluni%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sme-dual-use-innovation-re-industialisation-ocds-h6vhtk-06e1b7#participate

## 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).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 66170000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £120,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2026 to 31/03/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F076374-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-11T14:51:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T18:43:41.367Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06e1b7