UKRI-5769 Delivery of Data Management System through LaunchCan- ICURe FY 26

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£220,700published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 2 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Helix Research & Enterprise Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UK Research and Innovation have awarded a contract via Single Source Direct Award for renewing its contract for the continued provision of the LaunchCan digital platform, which supports recruitment, application management, assessment processes, data management, and reporting for the Innovate UK ICURe programme.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

48000000 Software package and information systems 72261000 Software support 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: 9 Mar 2026, 16:16 GMT
Last source update: 7 Apr 2026, 15:12 BST
Authority reference: C0859
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-031557
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0665a1 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: This contract has been awarded by way of a direct award in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, on the grounds that competition is absent for technical reasons

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

19 Mar 2026 → 7 Apr 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends219 days ago
19 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice published201 days ago
7 Apr 2026, 15:12 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Mar 2026

Transparency notice published
9 Mar 2026, 16:16 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
9 Mar 2026, 16:35 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
7 Apr 2026, 15:12 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £220,7001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 7 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Helix Research & Enterprise LtdSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 May 2026	£220,700	2 Feb 2026	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI-5769 Delivery of Data Management System through LaunchCan- ICURe FY 26 · Helix Research & Enterprise LtdSME
Signed
7 Apr 2026
Value
£220,700
Period
7 Apr 2026 – 31 May 2027
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: No KPIs have been included in this contract as the deliverables are project-specific and knowledge-based, making standard metrics inappropriate. Performance will be managed through milestone approvals, deliverable acceptance, and regular review, ensuring quality and accountability without imposing unmeasurable indicators.

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

HELIX RESEARCH AND ENTERPRISE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWNV-9548-LLJD Unit 2 The Old Gasworks Business Park, Kilmorey Street, Northern Ireland, Newry, Northern Ireland, BT34 2DHContact 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 Tender7 Apr 2026, 15:12 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender9 Mar 2026, 16:35 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender9 Mar 2026, 16:16 GMT