UKRI-5073 IUK Business Growth Full Evaluation (April 2022 - March 2025)

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: South West (UKK14)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 13 Feb 2026no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

***Please note this is and award notice, note a call for competition****<br/><br/>United Kingdom Research and Innovation are procuring an Business Growth Full Evaluation Service for the period April 2022 - March 2025. This call off contract has been sourced via a further competitions using the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) RM6126 Research and Insights Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 5 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1United Kingdom Research and Innovation are procuring an Business Growth Full…Awarded

United Kingdom Research and Innovation are procuring an Business Growth Full Evaluation Service for the period April 2022 - March 2025. This call off contract has been sourced via a further competitions using the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) RM6126 Research and Insights Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).

Delivery: South West · Swindon

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
Last source update: 13 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
Authority reference: UKRI-5073
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-013575
Classification (CPV): Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area: South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065443 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This opportunity was open to all the suppliers on the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) RM6126 Research and Insights Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).

Publisher note: This call off contract has been awarded using the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) RM6126 Research and Insights Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 53 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 13 Feb 2026

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Contract 013575-2026-1
Signed
13 Feb 2026
Value
£208,252
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic	3	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch 14697629 Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Frontier Economics LtdFramework contractor3752719 Worship Square 65 Clifton Street, London, UK, EC2A 4JEContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.