UKRI-6039 Company Watch · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£126,413published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 7 May 2026no call for competition

Awarded to COMPANY WATCH LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Renewal of the existing Company Watch service within Innovate UK's Funding Assurance Platform, due to technical integration and the disproportionate cost of re-engineering to switch provider.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

72212218 License management software development 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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 May 2026, 09:45 BST
Last source update: 26 May 2026, 11:58 BST
Authority reference: UKRI-6039
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-048609
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069743 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Disproportionate Technical Capability and incompatibility with existing systems.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

22 May 2026 → 26 May 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends150 days ago
22 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice published147 days ago
26 May 2026, 11:58 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 May 2026

Transparency notice published
13 May 2026, 09:45 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
13 May 2026, 11:45 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
25 May 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
26 May 2026, 11:58 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £126,4131 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 26 May 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
COMPANY WATCH LIMITEDSME1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2027 · up to 31 May 2029Extensions: Contract duration to be 1+1+1 - maximum 3 years from start date.	£126,413	7 May 2026	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI-6039 Company Watch · COMPANY WATCH LIMITEDSME
Signed
26 May 2026
Value
£126,413
Period
1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2027 · up to 31 May 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Contract duration to be 1+1+1 - maximum 3 years from start date.
No agreed KPIs: NA for this contract

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

Company WatchAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYYV-8941-XJXN Brook Suite, Ground floor, Bewley house Marhsfield road, chippenham, South West, SN15 1JWContact 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 Tender26 May 2026, 11:58 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender13 May 2026, 11:45 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender13 May 2026, 09:45 BST