Notice Information
Notice Title
UKRI-5332 - Research and related services for Innovate UK provided by the Enterprise Research Centre (ERC)
Notice Description
Innovate UK is looking to procure the services of the Enterprise Research Centre. These services include: * Rapid literature reviews * State of the Art (SOTA) reviews - short briefings on tightly-defined topics, drawing on the most recent research and policy literature * Substantive literature reviews * Collaborative primary research projects * Conducting surveys and/or data matching with secure databases * Advisory support on specific policy or evidence-based queries * Capacity development activities such as teach-ins * Round-tables and working groups to support policy design and development activity * Subject matter expertise support (e.g. advisory panel membership) * Access to the ERC State of Small Business Britain annual conference and other collaborative events such as the Longitudinal Small Business Survey (LSBS) research showcase * Access to ERC publications (reports, insights, blogs, podcasts) and related research outputs e.g. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and LSBS projects * Membership and access to regular organised funders group panels, enabling engagement and networking across the different sponsoring organisations (current membership includes: Department for Business and Trade, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Intellectual Property Office, British Business Bank) * Access to ERC's network of innovative SMEs.
Procurement Information
Supplier has unique connection to the audience and moving all sponsoring members to an alternative supplier is not possible
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d9dc
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071063-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79310000 - Market research services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 18 Nov 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 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
- UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION (UKRI)
- Contact Name
- Corporate Procurement
- Contact Email
- corporateprocurement@ukri.org
- Contact Phone
- +441793442000
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
- 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/071063-2025
4th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070827-2025
4th November 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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