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Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-4990 OutE Evaluator — UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: South West (UKK14)
Published estimate£125,000≈ £48k / year · £150,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 6 Aug 2025awarded 13 Aug 2025
Awarded to Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC Ltd)2 awards
Contract term 2 yrs 7 mostarts 2 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of an evaluation support package to ensure the stage 1 applicant community for Opening up the Environment programme are provided with the required support to best deliver on the outcomes of the funding opportunity. This support package will be best delivered by a specialist external provider, due to skills, capacity, and resourcing within NERC

CPV: Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded 2 yrs 7 moPublished value£125,000
Contract period: 2 Sept 2025 — 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs 7 mo)Delivery: South West
Value
£125,000 exc. VAT · £150,000 inc. VAT
80500000 Training 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
Quality: 60%Price: 25%Social value: 15%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Proposed Approach — 30%
  • Project Management — 30%
  • Price Schedule (Appendix B) — 25%
  • Social Value — 15%

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, 12:08 BST
Last source update
2 Apr 2026, 12:08 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 18 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Authority reference
UKRI-4990
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Classification (CPV)
Training services
Delivery area
South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0555ee Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
6 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
6 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
delta.com ↗

Timeline

8 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Jun 2025, 14:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    6 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    6 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent
    14 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by
    18 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Standstill ends393 days ago
    26 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts387 days ago
    2 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  8. Latest notice published174 days ago
    2 Apr 2026, 12:08 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £123,9251 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 2 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC Ltd)2 Sept 2025 — 31 Mar 2028£123,92513 Aug 2025Awarded
Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC Ltd)——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders30—

Notice history

11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jun 2025
  1. Contract termination notice published
    2 Apr 2026, 12:08 BSTUK11
  2. Status changed
    2 Apr 2026, 12:08 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    2 Apr 2026, 12:08 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    2 Apr 2026, 12:08 BST
  5. Contract details notice published
    12 Sept 2025, 15:41 BSTUK7
  6. Contract signature expected
    29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  7. Contract award notice published
    14 Aug 2025, 12:05 BSTUK6
  8. Published value updated
    14 Aug 2025, 12:05 BSTwas £125,000
  9. Status changed to complete
    14 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
  10. Deadline withdrawn
    14 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
  11. Tender notice published
    30 Jun 2025, 14:05 BSTUK4
Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-08: 1 release · 14 Aug 2025
  • 2025-06: 1 release · 30 Jun 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FL [email protected] 01793442000

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract termination notice contractContract termination noticeUK11Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender