Notice Information
Notice Title
Research and Develop Tax Credit Project
Notice Description
To ensure accurate, timely, and compliant preparation and submission of Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit claims under HMRC guidelines. To ensure that submissions are received at least a calendar month to HMRC before the R&D cycle deadline or annual tax return, whichever is earlier. This will be agreed by the finance team. To support innovation and investment in qualifying R&D activities through optimised and defensible tax credit claims. To align procurement and delivery processes with the new Procurement Act 2024 ensuring transparency, fairness, and value for money.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0595c3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076194-2025
- 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, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
66170000 - Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
79212100 - Financial auditing services
79221000 - Tax consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £270,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £270,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £225,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 17 Dec 2025 - 16 Dec 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CELL THERAPY CATAPULT LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@ct.catapult.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 9RT
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Southwark
- Electoral Ward
- London Bridge & West Bermondsey
- Westminster Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076194-2025
21st November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054626-2025
8th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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