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ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04db19"
title: "Unlocking CHERI adoption"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/unlocking-cheri-adoption-ocds-h6vhtk-04db19"
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# Unlocking CHERI adoption

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/unlocking-cheri-adoption-ocds-h6vhtk-04db19). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial: "Unlocking CHERI adoption". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £800,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/desnz-dsit-group-commercial-GB-FTS-114034)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research and development services and related consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04db19`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/unlocking-cheri-adoption-ocds-h6vhtk-04db19#tl-md)

## Description
The purpose of this PIN is to provide advance notice that the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is considering undertaking a tender exercise to set up a new project related to technology development and adoption of CHERI (Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions).
The department wants to understand how we can convene a critical mass of businesses and funding to unblock the adoption pathway for CHERI and achieve adoption in real world applications at scale
The department invites suggestions and feedback from the market on the scope of the Unlocking CHERI adoption project, including its lots and structure.
https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/security/ctsrd/cheri/

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 73000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The purpose of this PIN is to provide advance notice that the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is considering undertaking a tender exercise to set up a new project related to technology development and adoption of CHERI (Capability H...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003500-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-03T15:51:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T07:55:58.101Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04db19