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Published 10 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST
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UKRI-6285 - DFT programme monitoring and evaluation

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
Central Government
services
SME eligible
VCSE eligible
Above threshold
Evaluation consultancy services
UK
Published value
£381,000
≈ £95,185 / year
Submission deadline
Pipeline stage
planning
Lots published
1
Lots published in procedure
Contract duration
4 yrs
Starts 12 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
Published portal

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI): "UKRI-6285 - DFT programme monitoring and evaluation". Published status: planning. Published value: £381,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

Official Requirement Description:

UKRI wishes to contract a supplier for a DFT programme monitoring and evaluation. Currently 3 programmes are in scope with a contract duration of 4 years and an estimated value of £181,000.00 excluding VAT. However there is a potential for more programmes to be added as options within the 4 years duration at an additional estimated value of £150,000.00 excluding VAT.

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planning
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    12 Jan 2027 — 11 Jan 2031 (4 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    VCSE eligible

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Award criteria weighting not published in structured data — consult the tender pack documents.
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)QA LIMITEDHolds 9.8% of historical attributable spend
Low Concentration
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£190,370 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 4 yrs
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for UK Research & Innovation (UKRI). These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    3.5%Robust
    Based on 6 comparable awards · robust evidence
    Competition Density
    1Bids / Report (median)
    Single-bidder rate: 56.5% · Mean: 5 bids
    Supplier Concentration
    Low Concentration
    QA LIMITEDTop vendor: 9.8% of attributable value
    Published spend
    £24,077,109Historical spend
    Cumulative GBP spend across 236 retained awards
    Typical award value
    £30,385Robust (n=217)
    Middle 50% of awards: £17,200 – £69,836 · 22% of the sector median for CPV 79
    Awarded spend by half-year
    2024-H2
    2025-H1
    2025-H2
    2026-H1
    2026-H2
    Methodology & coverage notes (236 active published awards)
    Coverage: 236 active published awards; 23 bid reports (which may be per lot); 217 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
    Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 79):
    Supplier Name
    Historic Awards
    Attributable Value
    Avg. Price Discount
    QA LIMITED2 wins£2,368,995No published budget
    UK Electronics Skills Foundation1 win£2,077,090-0.3% below budget
    Veran Performance Limited1 win£1,841,750-7.9% below budget
    PENNA PLC1 win£1,564,228No published budget
    OCS MandE Services Limited7 wins£1,380,744No published budget

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 79 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Suitable for SMEs
    Prepared 10 Sept 2026, 14:19 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0%
    CPV sector evidence · 575 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    4reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 6,687 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~53 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 656 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 79)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
    Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure LtdCRN: 4273754
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    AEG Presents LtdCRN: 05452230
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    G4S Secure Solutions (UK) LimitedCRN: PJBT-8824-DVPN
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    CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTDCRN: PNHC-7682-GPTQ
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    Mitie FM LimitedCRN: 03253304
    		21 contracts£1,615,574,417At ceiling / not disclosed
    Serco LimitedCRN: PMNV-5613-PQMY
    		70 contracts£1,459,372,669At ceiling / not disclosed
    MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: 09072343
    		14 contracts£1,440,209,445At ceiling / not disclosed
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    Reed in PartnershipCRN: 833053062
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    Sports and Leisure Management Ltd (SLM)CRN: 48549690
    		10 contracts£1,259,644,132-12% below budget
    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    UKRI –5498 TechFirst undergraduate and Spärck AI scholarships: Cohort Management Function (Lot 1), Recruitment Function (Lot 2)UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · 9 Sept 2026, 10:08 BST
    		£5,430,502
    same CPV family
    same authority
    same region
    Thematic Evaluation - Community ConnectionThe National Lottery Community Fund · 9 Sept 2026, 11:50 BST
    		£200,000
    same CPV family
    same region
    similar value band
    ITT Learner Recruitment ‘lead find services’New College Swindon · 3 Sept 2026, 09:33 BST
    		£336,000
    same CPV family
    same region
    similar value band
    Warehouse File Tracking SoftwareNHS Business Services Authority · 7 Sept 2026, 11:21 BST
    		£175,000
    same CPV family
    same region
    similar value band
    Media Buying ServicesBradford College · 9 Sept 2026, 10:06 BST
    		£225,000
    same CPV family
    same region
    similar value band
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodStandard public procedureLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categoryservices
    Notice statusplanningProcurement threshold
    Above threshold
    (FTS publication)
    		Regulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published10 Sept 2026, 12:26 BSTLast source update10 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST
    Estimated future notice3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTClassification (CPV)Evaluation consultancy services
    Delivery area
    UK
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f6c0
    Timeline
    1. Pipeline notice
      10 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST
    2. Procedure published
      10 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST
    3. engagement
      23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduled
      Market Engagement Webinar: UKRI is holding a market engagement webinar on 2nd October 2026 commencing at 10:00, with a presentation followed by a question and answer session. The webinar is an opportunity to learn more about the in scope DTF programmes and the procurement process as well as to provide valuable feedback on the requirement. There may also be a post engagement questionnaire for suppliers to complete. Please note that not registering an interest will not prevent any organisation from participating in any future procurement, nor will any information shared during preliminary market engagement provide an advantage in any subsequent process. To find out more information about this webinar and register your interest, please follow the link below: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c46380d6-8137-4f78-9aa9-fdc908c6d198@8bb7e08e-daa4-4a8e-927e-fca38db04b7e?source=copyLinkLegacyShareLinkDialog

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      10 Sept 2026, 12:26 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

    Contracting authority
    Central Government
    GB-PPON-PDQJ-7126-JDHG
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    Official Documents & Specifications (1)

    Official links; attachments are not copied