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Published 8 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5006 CHERI TOOLS · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

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

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South West (UKK14)

Final published estimate£833,333initial estimate £1,000,000 · exc. VAT · 1 value update

Submissions closed 4 Aug 2025awarded 27 Aug 2025

Awarded to The Good Penguin2 awards

Contract term 7 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 25 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose is to procure a supplier to establish and operate the central Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions (CHERI) Tools and Software Hub. This Hub will be conceived as a strategic, collaborative engineering organisation essential for fostering unity and accelerating innovation within the nascent but critical CHERI-RISC-V ecosystem in the UK and beyond.

No preliminary market engagement: Not required

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 7 moSMEPublished value£833,333

Contract period: 25 Aug 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (7 mo)Value: £833,333 exc. VAT · £1,000,000 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligible

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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: 85%Price: 15%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality
Price

What this means for your bid

Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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: 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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Last source update: 14 Jul 2026, 13:28 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 21 Aug 2025
Authority reference: C0223
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-038201
Latest notice: Contract termination notice (UK11)
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055b09 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: UKRI eSourcing

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free

Submission deadline: 4 Aug 2025, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 18 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

ukri2.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_Contrac… ↗

Timeline

8 Jul 2025 → 14 Jul 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
8 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification questions by
18 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
Submission deadline
4 Aug 2025, 11:00 BST
Award decision expected by
21 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts
25 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent
3 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends
12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published98 days ago
14 Jul 2026, 13:28 BST

Notice history

8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2025

Tender notice published
8 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
9 Jul 2025, 14:32 BST
UK4
Published value updated to £833,333
9 Jul 2025, 14:32 BST
was £1,000,000
Contract award notice published
3 Sept 2025, 17:13 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
3 Sept 2025, 17:13 BST
Contract signature expected
15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
5 Nov 2025, 17:04 GMT
UK7
Contract termination notice published
14 Jul 2026, 13:28 BST
UK11

Published amendments (1)

Change to value and tender link

Routine re-releases (5)

2025-07: 2 releases · 8 Jul 2025, 9 Jul 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £833,3331 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
The Good PenguinSME16 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2026	£833,333same award published again · counted once	27 Aug 2025standstill to 12 Sept 2025	Standstill
The Good PenguinSME	£833,333 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI-5006 CHERI TOOLS · The Good PenguinSME
Signed
21 Oct 2025
Value
£833,333
Period
22 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Status
terminated
Final value
£833,333
Termination
contractCompleted

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	2	0	—

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 1FLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

The Good PenguinAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNQV-7963-TGDH Merlin House, Priory Drive, Langstone, Newport, Wales, NP18 2HJContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract termination notice contractContract termination noticeUK11Contract termination notice on Find a Tender14 Jul 2026, 13:28 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender5 Nov 2025, 17:04 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender3 Sept 2025, 17:13 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender9 Jul 2025, 14:32 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender8 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST