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20 Jul 2026 at 13:37

Summary of the contracting process

UK Research and Innovation bought project-supervision services, excluding construction supervision, for three of its projects. The requirement sits within the services category and covers delivery in the United Kingdom. The buyer is UK Research and Innovation, based at Polaris House in Swindon. The work is intended to provide supervision and oversight across the identified projects rather than construction management. This is relevant to firms that provide structured project monitoring, coordination and assurance for public-sector or research-related programmes. The procurement was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, and the selected supplier, Mayflower Innovation, is recorded as an SME. The requirement therefore indicates a need for a compact specialist service rather than a large construction delivery operation or a goods supply contract.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The tender submission deadline was 5 June 2026 at 17:00. UK Research and Innovation awarded the contract to Mayflower Innovation on 15 June 2026 for £5,724. The contract period runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 January 2027. The tender’s stated total value was also £5,724. The award is active. The procurement covered one requirement for the three projects, rather than separate lots, and the published classification describes project-supervision services other than construction work. The outcome shows that the buyer selected a single SME supplier through its existing dynamic purchasing system route.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award is evidence that UK Research and Innovation buys short-term, specialist project-supervision support for multiple projects through a dynamic purchasing system. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need demonstrable experience supervising projects, maintaining oversight across several workstreams and providing clear monitoring, coordination and assurance to a public-sector buyer. The ability to deliver services across the United Kingdom would be relevant, as would the capacity to support several projects within a focused assignment. SME status is compatible with this opportunity’s stated suitability, suggesting that a specialist consultancy can compete without being a major national contractor. Familiarity with dynamic purchasing system call-offs would also be commercially important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ITT for project 10198304, 10198328 and 10196753

Notice Description

ITT for project 10198304, 10198328 and 10196753

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-265c7cff-34f3-4d55-8c05-423070dbe0c1
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/04a7d5e7-4f37-45a8-9b94-cb047af0312a
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79421100 - Project-supervision services other than for construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,724 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£5,724 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jun 20263 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jan 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FL
Postcode Area
Swindon
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MAYFLOWER INNOVATION LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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