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Published 13 Nov 2025, 15:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5190 IUK Interim Review of the Faraday Institutions Operation

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£125,000≈ £167k / year · £150,000 inc. VAT0.6% below final estimate
Submissions closed 8 Dec 2025awarded 8 Jan 2026
Awarded to CLARIVATE ANALYTICS2 awards
Contract term 9 moends 30 Sept 2026 · up to 31 Jan 2027 with extensions · starts 12 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this contract is for an in-depth review and assessment of the Faraday Institution.

CPV: Evaluation consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 9 moSMEVCSEPublished value£125,000
Contract period: 12 Jan 2026 – 30 Sept 2026 (9 mo) · up to 31 Jan 2027 with extensionsValue: £125,000 exc. VAT · £150,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Additional option to extend assessment timeframe to capture further data. · There are 2 possible extensions of 2 month periods.
79419000 Evaluation consultancy 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: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price
  • Quality
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
13 Nov 2025, 15:55 GMT
Last source update
9 Apr 2026, 11:42 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 22 Dec 2025
Authority reference
C0562
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073675
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Evaluation consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e0c4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
8 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
13 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

13 Nov 2025 → 9 Apr 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published345 days ago
    13 Nov 2025, 15:55 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by345 days ago
    13 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline320 days ago
    8 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by306 days ago
    22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent290 days ago
    8 Jan 2026
  6. Contract starts286 days ago
    12 Jan 2026
  7. Standstill ends278 days ago
    19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  8. Latest notice published199 days ago
    9 Apr 2026, 11:42 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Nov 2025, 15:55 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    8 Jan 2026, 14:01 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    8 Jan 2026, 14:01 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    21 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    9 Apr 2026, 11:42 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £124,2251 award exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CLARIVATE ANALYTICS22 Jan 2026 – 31 Oct 2026 · up to 31 Dec 2026Extensions: Additional option to extend assessment timeframe to capture further data.£124,2258 Jan 2026standstill to 19 Jan 2026Standstill
CLARIVATE ANALYTICS£124,255 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-5190 IUK Interim Review of the Faraday Institutions Operation · CLARIVATE ANALYTICS

    Signed
    12 Mar 2026
    Value
    £124,255
    Period
    13 Mar 2026 – 31 Oct 2026 · up to 31 Dec 2026 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Additional option to extend assessment timeframe to capture further data.

    No agreed KPIs: Not Required for this contract.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders10—

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 email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Frontier Economics LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PLZC-5483-XPDM Worship Square, 65 Clifton Street, London, London, EC2A 4JEContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • 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