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CSP25191 - STFC Specialist Business Support Services

UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

11 Mar 2026 at 16:27

Award

03 Feb 2026 at 17:41

Tender

27 Oct 2025 at 17:27

Planning

20 Aug 2025 at 19:47

Summary of the contracting process

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has awarded a contract titled "CSP25191 - STFC Specialist Business Support Services" to INVENTYA LTD to provide consultancy, commercial coaching, and specialist training services for business founders involved in startups incubated within STFC's programmes. This procurement, managed by UK Shared Business Services Ltd, falls under the industry category of Business Organisation, Coaching, and Training Services with locations spanning across the United Kingdom. The procurement process followed an open procedure and progressed from planning, tender, and finally to award stage, contracted from 20th February 2026 to 19th February 2028, with the possibility of a two-year extension.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for firms specialising in business consultancy, training, and coaching services. With a focus on accelerating the growth of UK deep tech startups, it is particularly suitable for SMEs that can offer innovative and effective solutions for developing high-performing teams and enhancing entrepreneurship skills. The contracting authority, UKRI, aims to deliver significant returns to the UK economy, making it a lucrative opportunity for businesses capable of supporting this growth mission. Suppliers with capabilities in offering structured business support to startups will find this tender fitting for their services, positioning them to capitalize on the UK Government's growth agenda.

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Notice Title

CSP25191 - STFC Specialist Business Support Services

Notice Description

UK Research and Innovation ("UKRI") require a supplier to provide specialist business support services for consultancy, commercial coaching and specialist training for business founders, including developing a high-performing team. The services would be delivered to third party startups that are incubated in STFC's Programmes. The outcome of these services is to help STFC to increase and accelerate the growth of UK Deep tech start-ups and so deliver a return to the UK economy and support the UK Government's Growth Mission. The user is STFC's Incubation Programmes team, who would manage the supplier(s) to deliver procured services to incubated startups. These specialist services are essential to enable the STFC team's ability to deliver our objectives.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: There will be an optional extension of 2 years for the Contracting Authority to extend on a +2 basis valued at a total off PS220,500.00 ex VAT per year. However this a estimated spend and is not committed unless the extension is utilised.

Planning Information

UK Research and Innovation, alongside UK Shared Business Services Limited will be hosting a Microsoft Teams meeting to further discuss this requirement before it goes live to the open market. This Market Engagement Day will be held on Tuesday 9th September 2025, time TBC. The session will last approximately 2 hours. In order to book a slot on this meeting, please can you provide the following information to CoreServices@uksbs.co.uk, marking the email FTO Abbie Cousens and referencing our unique reference number of CSP25191. Please note organisations will be limited to four attendees. - Attendee(s) Name - Attendee(s) Email Address - Organisation Name This notice aims to inform potential suppliers of our intention to procure and our upcoming supplier engagement event. The Contracting Authority is utilising this preliminary market engagement notice to: (a) make the market aware of the upcoming requirement (b) to better understand the market landscape of suppliers who would be able to deliver this requirement and (c) request that any interested suppliers confirm their interest in by Wednesday 3rd September 2025. Following the session, we will look to issue a market engagement questionnaire to those suppliers who have expressed interest to better inform our requirements. Any information supplied as part of preliminary market engagement shall not place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-058bb6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021979-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

79996000 - Business organisation services

79998000 - Coaching services

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£441,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£441,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£504,995 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£504,995 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Mar 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
24 Nov 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
3 Sep 2025Expired
Award Date
3 Feb 20262 months ago
Contract Period
20 Feb 2026 - 19 Feb 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
Additional Buyers

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LTD

Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FL
Post Town
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

INVENTYA

Further Information

Notice Documents

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