Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-4717 Operator of the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Public Sector Limited Partnership
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKRI-4717
The Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Public Sector Limited Partnership is established to acquire and hold the public sector's financial interest in Harwell Campus Joint Venture and oversee the management of the joint venture. The Harwell Campus Joint Venture is responsible for the management and development of the Harwell Campus. www.harwellcampus.com ↗
This is an opportunity for an FCA approved operator to cover a range of duties and responsibilities.
Some of the responsibilities will include assisting with formalities for acquiring or disposing of partnership assets, maintain accounts and companies house filings, perform bookkeeping tasks, manage accounting and reporting functions and prepare various notices.
CPV: Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services · Financial market regulatory services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£160,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality/Technical: 60%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality/Technical
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 2 Sept 2025, 11:29 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Mar 2026, 13:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
UKRI-4717- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053083- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0591faFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
2 Sept 2025 → 30 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published2 Sept 2025, 11:29 BST
- Clarification questions by394 days ago29 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline380 days ago13 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by337 days ago25 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts337 days ago26 Nov 2025
- Assessment summaries sent318 days ago15 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends308 days ago24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published212 days ago30 Mar 2026, 13:43 BST
Notice history
7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Sept 2025- Tender notice published2 Sept 2025, 11:29 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published5 Sept 2025, 09:14 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published5 Sept 2025, 09:15 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published15 Dec 2025, 08:54 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Dec 2025, 08:54 GMT
- Contract signature expected12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published30 Mar 2026, 13:43 BSTUK12
Published amendments (2)
The link to the tender documents is incorrect. Updating the notice with the correct link with details of how to set up an account to access the opportunity
The link to the tender documents is incorrect. Updating the notice with the correct link with details of how to set up an account to access the opportunity
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-09: 2 releases · 2 Sept 2025, 5 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Group Fiduciary Services (UK) Limited19 Jan 2026 – 19 Jan 2030 · up to 19 Jan 2031Extensions: Optional 1 year extension | £158,060 | 10 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Apex Group Fiduciary Services (UK) Limited
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 26 Nov 2029
- Status
- cancelled (17 Mar 2026)
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Apex Group Fiduciary Services (UK) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender