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# UK7 ARIA Chair

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk7-aria-chair-ocds-h6vhtk-078610) — UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official Find a Tender notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: "UK7 ARIA Chair". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Science, Innovation & Technology](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-science-innovation-technology-gov-d1381)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £30,400 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk7-aria-chair-ocds-h6vhtk-078610#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078610`

## Description
The Department for Science, Innovation Science and Technology requires specialist executive search support to assist with the recruitment of the next Chair of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency.
This is not a generic Chair search. ARIA occupies a distinctive place in the UK research and innovation system, pursuing high-risk, high-reward research with the potential to deliver transformational scientific, economic and societal impact. The Chair appointment requires a supplier able to understand ARIA’s operating model, independence, governance requirements, stakeholder landscape and the leadership capabilities needed to support the organisation as it moves from establishment into delivery at scale.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

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

  - Supplier(s): **IRG Advisors LLP Trading as Odgers**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-181433`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £30,400
  - Signed Date: 06/10/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender Notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F096302-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-12T16:24:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-13T23:17:21.088Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078610