Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-5883 - Semiconductor Talent Award: Management and Recruitment
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInnovate UK, in partnership with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is seeking a delivery partner to recruit, manage, support domestic undergraduate students through a Semiconductor Talent Award programme for the 2026 - 2027 academic year.
CPV: Administrative educational services · Career guidance services · Coaching services · Education and training services · Higher education services · Industrial and technical training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical/Quality: 90%
- Cost: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost
- Technical/Quality
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Mar 2026, 12:02 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 May 2026, 09:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 May 2026
- Authority reference
UKRI-5883- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-027266- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0673bdFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
25 Mar 2026 → 1 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published215 days ago25 Mar 2026, 12:02 GMT
- Clarification questions by192 days ago17 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission deadline185 days ago24 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent175 days ago5 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends165 days ago14 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by161 days ago18 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published151 days ago28 May 2026, 09:39 BST
- Contract starts148 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Mar 2026- Tender notice published25 Mar 2026, 12:02 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published5 May 2026, 14:33 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 May 2026, 14:33 BST
- Contract signature expected18 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published28 May 2026, 09:39 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Electronics Skills FoundationVCSE1 Jun 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 | £2,077,090same award published again · counted once | 5 May 2026standstill to 14 May 2026 | Standstill |
| UK Electronics Skills FoundationVCSE | £2,077,090 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-5883 Semiconductor Talent Award: Management and Recruitment · UK Electronics Skills FoundationVCSE
- Signed
- 18 May 2026
- Value
- £2,077,090
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 Aug 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: There are no KPI's set for this contract as the deliverables are project specific, knowledge/technical based and focused on continuity, making standard metrics inappropriate. Performance will be managed through clearly defined deliverables and milestone monitoring.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- UK Electronics Skills FoundationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
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