Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-MRC Accounting and Actuarial Services
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: London (UKI)South West (UKK14)
Published estimate£792,000≈ £198k / year · £950,400 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 21 Jul 2026awarded 18 Aug 2026
Awarded to Government Actuary's Department2 awards
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Aug 2030 · up to 31 Aug 2036 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Accounting and Actuarial Services to UKRI for the MRC Pension Scheme
CPV: Actuarial services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£792,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
- 9 Jan 2026, 11:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Sept 2026, 11:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
UKRI-5605- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056322- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0602a0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: UKRI eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 21 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Please note the following steps for accessing this opportunity via the Atamis eSourcing platform:
- Log in or create an account here: ukri2.my.site.com ↗
- Navigate to the opportunity in the Find an Opportunity section of the site or via the direct access link above.
- Select Register Interest (you will not be able to view the tender documentation without registering an interest).
- Go back to the main menu and navigate to the My Proposals and Quotes section of the site.
- Select the opportunity from the list. Tender Documents for download are found in the Documents tab
Timeline
9 Jan 2026 → 14 Sept 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published280 days ago9 Jan 2026, 11:57 GMT
- Market engagement258 days ago30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
UKRI-MRC is seeking feedback on the draft specification, and pricing strategy for the proposed tender for this service.
The purpose of the pre-market engagement and feedback request is to develop a tender package that enables suppliers to produce meaningful responses and allow UKRI to enter into an effective contract with a Supplier.
UKRI does not guarantee to incorporate all Supplier feedback in any future procurement strategy or service specification. It is UKRI’s intention to seek a broad review of its requirements and conduct an open and transparent process. Suppliers are invited to provide feedback on the specifications and questions below.
To access:
- Log in or create an account here: ukri2.my.site.com ↗
- Navigate to the opportunity in the Find an Opportunity section of the site or via the direct access link above.
- Select Register Interest (you will not be able to view the tender documentation without registering an interest).
- Go back to the main menu and navigate to the My Proposals and Quotes section of the site.
- Select the opportunity from the list. Tender Documents for download are found in the Documents tab.
- Next notice expected248 days ago9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published123 days ago15 Jun 2026, 16:14 BST
- Clarification questions by99 days ago9 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline87 days ago21 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent59 days ago18 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by52 days ago24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts45 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published32 days ago14 Sept 2026, 11:47 BST
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jan 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Jan 2026, 11:57 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Jan 2026, 12:06 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published15 Jun 2026, 16:14 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £792,00015 Jun 2026, 16:14 BSTwas £250,000
- Status changed to active15 Jun 2026, 16:14 BST
- Procurement method changed15 Jun 2026, 16:14 BST
- Deadline published: 21 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST15 Jun 2026, 16:14 BST
- Contract award notice published18 Aug 2026, 14:12 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Aug 2026, 14:12 BST
- Contract signature expected4 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published14 Sept 2026, 11:47 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Instruction to access document updated
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-01: 2 releases · 9 Jan 2026, 9 Jan 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £792,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Actuary's DepartmentUKRI-5605 MRC Accounting and Actuarial Services8 Sept 2026 – 7 Sept 2030 · up to 7 Sept 2036Extensions: The contract duration is for an initial period of 4 years with an option to extend for two additional period of 3 years (4+3+3). The total duration shall be for a period of 10 years. | £792,000 | 18 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| Government Actuary's Department | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-5605 MRC Accounting and Actuarial Services · Government Actuary's Department
- Signed
- 13 Sept 2026
- Value
- £792,000
- Period
- 14 Sept 2026 – 13 Sept 2030 · up to 13 Sept 2036 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract duration is for an initial period of 4 years with an option to extend for two additional period of 3 years (4+3+3). The total duration shall be for a period of 10 years
1 agreed KPI: As stated within the contract terms and conditions
- As stated within the contract terms and conditions
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Government Actuary's DepartmentAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender