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UKRI-5332 - Research and related services for Innovate UK provided by the Enterprise Research Centre (ERC)
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
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Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI): "UKRI-5332 - Research and related services for Innovate UK provided by the Enterprise Research Centre (ERC)". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
Market Analytics
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Published history for UK Research & Innovation (UKRI). These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
8.4Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
CPC Project Services LimitedTop vendor: 41.9% of attributable valuePayment Terms
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Coverage: 2273 active published awards; 34 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| CPC Project Services Limited | 1 win | £16,000,000 |
| Air Liquide Advanced Technologies | 1 win | £15,138,407 |
| PROFUSION MEDIA LTD | 1 win | £2,410,149 |
| QA LIMITED | 1 win | £1,944,773 |
| Convergence Group | 1 win | £824,052 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUK Research & Innovation (UKRI) | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published20 Jul 2026, 14:24 BST | Last source update20 Jul 2026, 14:24 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05d9dc | ||
What is being bought
Innovate UK is looking to procure the services of the Enterprise Research Centre. These services include:
• Rapid literature reviews
• State of the Art (SOTA) reviews - short briefings on tightly-defined topics, drawing on the most recent research and policy literature
• Substantive literature reviews
• Collaborative primary research projects
• Conducting surveys and/or data matching with secure databases
• Advisory support on specific policy or evidence-based queries
• Capacity development activities such as teach-ins
• Round-tables and working groups to support policy design and development activity
• Subject matter expertise support (e.g. advisory panel membership)
• Access to the ERC State of Small Business Britain annual conference and other collaborative events such as the Longitudinal Small Business Survey (LSBS) research showcase
• Access to ERC publications (reports, insights, blogs, podcasts) and related research outputs e.g. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and LSBS projects
• Membership and access to regular organised funders group panels, enabling engagement and networking across the different sponsoring organisations (current membership includes: Department for Business and Trade, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Intellectual Property Office, British Business Bank)
• Access to ERC’s network of innovative SMEs.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
20 Jul 2026, 14:24 BST - Official notice release published
4 Nov 2025, 19:33 GMT - Status changed to complete
4 Nov 2025, 13:00 GMT - Official notice release published
4 Nov 2025, 13:00 GMT - Buyer information updated
4 Nov 2025, 13:00 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
20 Jul 2026, 14:24 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 30 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST · £300,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards University of Warwick Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts UKRI-5332 £300,000 · signed 30 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST · active Contract period: 31 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST — 31 Mar 2028, 23:59 BST |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PDQJ-7126-JDHGDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleSupplier has unique connection to the audience and moving all sponsoring members to an alternative supplier is not possible |