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Published 18 Dec 2025, 08:25 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5405-IUK Real World Selfie & Offline Video Conferencing Set Up

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: London (UKI)South West (UKK14)
Awarded value£496,707published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 18 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Framestore ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a Contract Award Notice of Real World Selfie & Offline Video Conferencing Set Up. The Contract was awarded following a negotiated procedure without prior publication.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: London, South West
73200000 Research and development consultancy services

Procedure 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
18 Dec 2025, 08:25 GMT
Last source update
14 Jul 2026, 13:31 BST
Authority reference
C0680
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066184
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
London (UKI)South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f871 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The competition was absent due to the supplier having unique experience, intellectual property and technical knowledge.

Review and risk notes
Risks

None

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

31 Dec 2025 → 14 Jul 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends301 days ago
    31 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published107 days ago
    14 Jul 2026, 13:31 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Dec 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    18 Dec 2025, 08:25 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    18 Dec 2025, 21:43 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    17 Mar 2026, 09:17 GMT
    UK7
  5. Contract termination notice published
    14 Jul 2026, 13:31 BST
    UK11
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-12: 1 release · 18 Dec 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £496,7071 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Framestore ltdSME6 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026£496,70718 Dec 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-5405-IUK Real World Selfie & Offline Video Conferencing Set Up · Framestore ltdSME

    Signed
    17 Feb 2026
    Value
    £496,707
    Period
    17 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    £496,707
    Termination
    contractCompleted

    No agreed KPIs: Not required

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

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Framestore ltdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01972029 28 Chancery Lane, London, London, WC2A 1LBContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure