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CSP25042 - Advanced CI Training and Certification

UKRI

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

ContractAmendment

04 Aug 2026 at 11:27

UK10 - Contract Change Notice
Award

02 Jul 2026 at 09:41

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

29 Oct 2025 at 11:36

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

22 Aug 2025 at 14:02

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), for the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), procured advanced continuous integration (CI) training and certification services. The requirement covers specialist training and certification for CI, supporting the development and validation of relevant technical capability. UK Shared Business Services Ltd managed the procurement as UKRI’s shared service provider. Delivery is required across the United Kingdom. The procurement is classified as services and is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The requirement relates to an established market and includes UKRI CI Centre of Excellence needs, alongside STFC requirements. The selected supplier is a specialist consultancy rather than a goods or construction provider, so relevant businesses should have demonstrable capability in delivering advanced CI training and certification to organisational customers.

The procurement has been awarded following an open procedure using a request for proposal. Four final-stage bids were received, including three from SMEs. The tender deadline was 1 October 2025, enquiries closed on 18 September 2025, and the award decision period ended on 20 October 2025. Catalyst Consulting Ltd was awarded the single lot on 29 October 2025 for £1,659,159.60 gross (£1,382,633 net). The contract was signed on 14 November 2025 and runs from 17 November 2025 to 16 November 2026, with an option to extend by up to three years on a 1+1+1 basis. The signed contract value is £1,416,781.20 gross (£1,180,651 net). Evaluation weighted technical quality at 80% and commercial price at 20%.

This award demonstrates a substantial UKRI and STFC requirement for advanced CI training and certification delivered by a specialist consultancy. A future competitor would need credible technical expertise in continuous integration, the ability to design and deliver advanced training, and the capability to provide certification rather than training alone. Evidence of high-quality technical delivery is particularly important because quality carried four times the weighting of price in the evaluation. Suppliers should also be able to support requirements spanning a central government research organisation and its technical centres, with sufficient capacity for an organisation-wide service. The competition attracted four final-stage bids and three SME bidders, indicating that established smaller consultancies can compete for this type of requirement. Experience serving complex public-sector or research environments would strengthen a comparable offer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CSP25042 - Advanced CI Training and Certification

Notice Description

***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) / STFC had a requirement for Advanced CI Training and Certification This procurement is being concluded following a Open Procedure - Request for Proposal (RFP)

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: There will be an optional extension of 3 years for the Contracting Authority to extend on a 1+1+1 basis valued at a total off PS300,000.00 ex VAT per year. However this a estimated spend and is not committed unless the extension is utilised.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-058ced
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073581-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK10 - Contract Change Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,382,633 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,382,633 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,382,633 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£1,180,651 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
1 Oct 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Oct 202510 months ago
Contract Period
17 Nov 2025 - 16 Nov 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
2029-01-01

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UKRI
Additional Buyers

UK Research and 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

Catalyst Consulting Ltd

Further Information

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