Notice Information
Notice Title
CSP25042 - Advanced CI Training and Certification
Notice Description
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) are seeking to procure a strategic delivery partner to support the establishment and scaling of its Continuous Improvement (CI) Centre of Expertise (CoE).
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/069296-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award 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
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Oct 20252 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 29 Oct 20252 weeks 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
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercial@ukri.org, coreservices@uksbs.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069296-2025
29th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050902-2025
22nd August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-4532
CSP25042 - UKRI Precedent Goods Services Contract (High value) -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-4533
CSP25042 - Request for Proposal Questions - RFPQ -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-4534
CSP25042 - Request for Proposal - RFP -
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