Official UK procurement notice
UKRI 5355 - Net Zero Living: Retrofit Data Accelerator (Strand 2)
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is procuring specialist technical assistance to support Local Authorities (LAs) participating in the Net Zero Living: Scale and Embed – Retrofit Data Accelerator (Strand 2) programme.
The contract will provide advanced analytical, technical and advisory services to support Local Authorities in integrating high-resolution, building-level observed data with existing local datasets to develop robust, place-based retrofit strategies and delivery plans.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Dec 2025, 13:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2026, 11:39 BST
- Authority reference
C0641- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066669- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f2bbFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
The Single Source Direct Award (SSDA) is compliant with Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 and satisfies the statutory conditions for making a direct award. The justification for the direct award is that only one supplier is capable of delivering the required services. This is in accordance with Schedule 5, paragraph 41(5)(a) of the Procurement Act 2023, which permits a direct award where, due to intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only a single supplier can provide the goods, services or works required.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
19 Dec 2025 → 15 Jul 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends304 days ago19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published97 days ago15 Jul 2026, 11:39 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Dec 2025- Transparency notice published10 Dec 2025, 13:13 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published10 Dec 2025, 16:54 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published9 Feb 2026, 16:09 GMTUK7
- Contract termination notice published15 Jul 2026, 11:39 BSTUK11
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 10 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| XRI URBAN ROBOTICS AND ANALYTICS LTDUKRI – 5355 Technical Assistance for Net Zero Living scale and embed: retrofit data accelerator – strand 25 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 Jun 2026Extensions: 3 months | £297,000same award published again · counted once | 10 Dec 2025standstill to 19 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
| XRI URBAN ROBOTICS AND ANALYTICS LTD | £297,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI 5355 – Net Zero Living: Retrofit Data Accelerator (Strand 2) · XRI URBAN ROBOTICS AND ANALYTICS LTD
- Signed
- 22 Dec 2025
- Value
- £297,000
- Period
- 5 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- terminated
- Final value
- £347,000
- Termination
- contractCompleted
No agreed KPIs: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) have not been specified for this contract due to the nature of the services, which are advisory, analytical and exploratory in scope. The outputs and outcomes will be highly dependent on collaboration with participating Local Authorities, the availability and quality of local datasets, and evolving programme requirements. Performance will instead be managed through clearly defined deliverables, milestones, governance arrangements and regular progress reviews to ensure value for money and effective contract management
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- XRI URBAN ROBOTICS AND ANALYTICS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender