Notice Information
Notice Title
UKRI-5883 - Semiconductor Talent Award: Management and Recruitment
Notice Description
Innovate UK, in partnership with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is seeking a delivery partner to recruit, manage, support domestic undergraduate students through a Semiconductor Talent Award programme for the 2026 - 2027 academic year.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0673bd
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050062-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details 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
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
75121000 - Administrative educational services
79634000 - Career guidance services
79998000 - Coaching services
80000000 - Education and training services
80300000 - Higher education services
80531000 - Industrial and technical training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,083,333 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,083,333 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £2,077,090 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £2,077,090 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 May 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Apr 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 May 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active, Pending
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION (UKRI)
- 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
- 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/050062-2026
28th May 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041091-2026
5th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027266-2026
25th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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