Official UK procurement notice
UKRI--4977 CMIC Midstream Review
Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate £125,000£150,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Aug 2025awarded 10 Sept 2025
Awarded to RAND COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY2 awards
Contract term 5 moup to 6 mo with extensions · starts 6 Oct 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAn economic analysis of midstream manufacturing in
the European Union defence and aerospace sectors and
opportunities for a more circular economy in the UK
CPV: Economic research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewalPublished value£125,000
- Value
- £125,000 exc. VAT · £150,000 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- UKRI may extend this Contract for a period of up to four weeks by giving not less than two weeks’ notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date.
79311400 Economic research services
What it takes to win
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add moreHow bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (8)
- Project Planning & Management — 10%
- Team’s Expertise and Experience — 16%
- EU Knowledge — 18%
- Defence & Aerospace Sector Knowledge — 16%
- Circular Economy Knowledge — 20%
- Stakeholder Engagement Strategy — 5%
- Risk Mitigation Strategies — 5%
- Price Schedule (Appendix B) — 10%
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Apr 2026, 12:01 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Apr 2026, 12:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 4 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Authority reference
UKRI-4977- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0555f1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 12 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
7 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published30 Jun 2025, 14:05 BST
- Submission deadline12 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by381 days ago4 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent376 days ago10 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends366 days ago19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts350 days ago6 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published172 days ago2 Apr 2026, 12:01 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 2some still in standstill
Awarded value £122,4701 award exc. VAT
Bids received 97 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Oct 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAND COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANYUKRI-49776 Oct 2025 — 28 Feb 2026 · up to 28 Mar 2026Extensions: UKRI may extend this Contract for a period of up to up to four weeks by giving not less than two weeks’ notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date | £122,470 | 10 Sept 2025standstill to 19 Sept 2025 | Standstill |
| RAND COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-4977 An economic analysis of midstream manufacturing in the European Union · RAND COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
- Signed
- 3 Oct 2025
- Value
- £122,470
- Period
- 6 Oct 2025 — 28 Feb 2026 · up to 28 Mar 2026 with extensions
- Status
- terminated
- Extensions
- UKRI may extend this Contract for a period of up to up to four weeks by giving not less than two weeks’ notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date
- Final value
- £169,998
- Termination
- contractCompleted
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
Notice history
12 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jun 2025- Contract termination notice published2 Apr 2026, 12:01 BSTUK11
- Status changed2 Apr 2026, 12:01 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Apr 2026, 12:01 BST
- Buyer details updated2 Apr 2026, 12:01 BST
- Contract details notice published7 Oct 2025, 11:37 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected24 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published10 Sept 2025, 12:27 BSTUK6
- Published value updated10 Sept 2025, 12:27 BSTwas £125,000
- Status changed to complete10 Sept 2025, 12:27 BST
- Deadline withdrawn10 Sept 2025, 12:27 BST
- Tender notice published14 Jul 2025, 12:05 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published30 Jun 2025, 14:05 BSTUK4
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 14 Jul 2025
- 2025-06: 1 release · 30 Jun 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RAND COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANYAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details 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