Notice Information
Notice Title
UKRI-4717 Operator of the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Public Sector Limited Partnership
Notice Description
UKRI-4717 The Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Public Sector Limited Partnership is established to acquire and hold the public sector's financial interest in Harwell Campus Joint Venture and oversee the management of the joint venture. The Harwell Campus Joint Venture is responsible for the management and development of the Harwell Campus. https://www.harwellcampus.com/ This is an opportunity for an FCA approved operator to cover a range of duties and responsibilities. Some of the responsibilities will include assisting with formalities for acquiring or disposing of partnership assets, maintain accounts and companies house filings, perform bookkeeping tasks, manage accounting and reporting functions and prepare various notices.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract may be extended by 1 year with a potential full contract duration of 5 years [4+1].
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0591fa
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029100-2026
- 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
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
66152000 - Financial market regulatory services
66170000 - Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £160,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £160,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £158,060 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Mar 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Dec 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 19 Jan 2026 - 19 Jan 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Cancelled
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION (UKRI)
- Additional Buyers
- 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, WILTSHIRE
- 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
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Rodbourne Cheney
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029100-2026
30th March 2026 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082729-2025
15th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054123-2025
5th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054122-2025
5th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053083-2025
2nd September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
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