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Published 25 Sept 2025, 07:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5134 - FUTURE INTERNET

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

4 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitableMax 3 lots to bidMax 3 lots per supplier

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

Published estimate£160,920total for 4 lots · £193,104 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 30 Oct 2025awarded 9 Feb 2026

Awarded to CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED, The Autonomy Institute3 awards

Contract term 6 moends 28 May 2026 · starts 26 Nov 2025

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

We seek bids to undertake a strategic landscape review and stakeholder engagement exercise in the area of Future Internet research. The output from this exercise will help inform UKRI’s future activities in this area. Given the breadth of the area, we intend to award three separate LOTS, one in each of these broad areas:

LOT 1 - EPSRC remit, which broadly covers technical aspects of the future internet
LOT 2 - ESRC remit, which broadly covers social and economic aspects of the future internet
LOT 3 - AHRC remit, which broadly covers cultural and legal aspects of the future internet

No preliminary market engagement: NOT REQUIRED

CPV: Research consultancy services

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value (£160,920 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 3 and win at most 3 of them · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1EPSRC REMITAwarded 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£53,640

LOT 1 EPSRC REMIT FOR FUTURE INTERNET EVALUATION

Contract period: 26 Nov 2025 – 28 May 2026 (6 mo)Value: £53,640 exc. VAT · £64,368 inc. VAT

Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

73210000 Research consultancy services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
NO
Technical & professional ability
NO

Lot #2ESRC REMITAwarded 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£53,640

LOT 2 EPSRC REMIT FOR FUTURE INTERNET EVALUATION

Contract period: 26 Nov 2025 – 28 May 2026 (6 mo)Value: £53,640 exc. VAT · £64,368 inc. VAT

Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

73210000 Research consultancy services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
NO
Technical & professional ability
NO

Lot #3AHRC REMITAwarded 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£53,640

LOT 3 EPSRC REMIT FOR FUTURE INTERNET EVALUATION

Contract period: 26 Nov 2025 – 28 May 2026 (6 mo)Value: £53,640 exc. VAT · £64,368 inc. VAT

Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

73210000 Research consultancy services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
NO
Technical & professional ability
NO

Lot #4UKRI - Part 1 - Part 4 Questionnaire-ALL LOTS 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£0

Mandatory Questionnaire required by all suppliers.

Contract period: 26 Nov 2025 – 28 May 2026 (6 mo)

Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

73210000 Research consultancy services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
NO
Technical & professional ability
NO

What it takes to win
i
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 · same split on all 4 lots

Quality: 90%Price: 10%

Published award criteria (2)

PRICE
QUALITY

Conditions of participation · identical on every lot2

Economic & financial standing
NO
Technical & professional ability
NO

What this means for your bid

Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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: 25 Sept 2025, 07:51 BST
Last source update: 11 Sept 2026, 16:18 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 13 Nov 2025
Authority reference: UKRI-5134
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-059472
Latest notice: Contract termination notice (UK11)
Classification (CPV): Research consultancy services
Delivery area: South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a192 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: 30 Oct 2025, 11:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 6 Oct 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

25 Sept 2025 → 11 Sept 2026 · 6 dates

Tender notice published397 days ago
25 Sept 2025, 07:51 BST
Clarification questions by385 days ago
6 Oct 2025, 11:00 BST
Submission deadline361 days ago
30 Oct 2025, 11:00 GMT
Award decision expected by347 days ago
13 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts335 days ago
26 Nov 2025
Latest notice published45 days ago
11 Sept 2026, 16:18 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Sept 2025

Tender notice published
25 Sept 2025, 07:51 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
29 Sept 2025, 14:46 BST
UK4
Contract details notice published
24 Mar 2026, 13:48 GMT
UK7
Status changed to complete
24 Mar 2026, 13:48 GMT
Contract termination notice published
11 Sept 2026, 16:18 BST
UK11

Published amendments (1)

Error in weighting for pricing

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-09: 1 release · 25 Sept 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 3

Awarded value £158,2863 contracts exc. VAT

Contracts signed 3latest 9 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · EPSRC REMIT1 award
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED	£53,910 †	—	Awarded
Lot 2 · ESRC REMIT1 award
The Autonomy Institute	£52,188 †	—	Awarded
Lot 3 · AHRC REMIT1 award
The Autonomy Institute	£52,188 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI-5134 - FUTURE INTERNET - LOT 3 · The Autonomy Institute
Signed
9 Feb 2026
Value
£52,188
Period
19 Feb 2026 – 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2027 with extensions
Status
terminated
Extensions
Subject to contract and Procurement Act 2023
Final value
£52,188
Termination
contractCompleted
UKRI-5134 - FUTURE INTERNET - LOT 1 · CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
Signed
5 Feb 2026
Value
£53,910
Period
6 Feb 2026 – 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2027 with extensions
Status
terminated
Extensions
Extension allowed in contract subject to alignment with Procurement Act 2023
Final value
£53,910
Termination
contractCompleted
UKRI-5134 - FUTURE INTERNET - LOT 2 · The Autonomy Institute
Signed
5 Feb 2026
Value
£52,188
Period
5 Feb 2026 – 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2027 with extensions
Status
terminated
Extensions
Subject to contract and under Procurement Act 2023
Final value
£52,188
Termination
contractCompleted

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

2 commercial parties on the notice

Cambridge University Technical Services LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNYY-3754-WGCG The Old Schools, Trinity Lane, Cambridge, East of England, CB2 1TSContact email
The Autonomy InstituteAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHDG-6231-WRPL Pelican House, 144 Cambridge Heath Road, London, London, E1 5QJContact email

Official documents & specifications (8)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract termination notice contractContract termination noticeUK11Contract termination notice on Find a Tender11 Sept 2026, 16:18 BST
Contract termination notice contractContract termination noticeUK11Contract termination notice on Find a Tender11 Sept 2026, 16:18 BST
Contract termination notice contractContract termination noticeUK11Contract termination notice on Find a Tender11 Sept 2026, 16:18 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender24 Mar 2026, 13:48 GMT
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender24 Mar 2026, 13:48 GMT
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Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender29 Sept 2025, 14:46 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender25 Sept 2025, 07:51 BST

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

What it takes to winiHow 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).

Procedure terms & legal framework

How it was run

Timeline

Notice history

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

Official documents & specifications (8)

What it takes to win
i
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).