Notice Information
Notice Title
UKRI-5955 IUK Venture Builder Pilot
Notice Description
The Venture Builder pilot takes validated deep-tech teams in three Industrial Strategy priority sectors and works intensively to bring them to the point where an investor can make a decision.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: UKRI may increase the value of the contract to include additional similar services where permitted to do so under Schedule 8 of the Procurement Act 2023.
Renewal: The Contract duration shall be for a period of 12 months with an option to extend for further period of up to 12 months (1+1).
Planning Information
Market engagement Webinar
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067a85
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073371-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, 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
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79411100 - Business development consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,250,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,250,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,240,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Aug 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Jun 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 21 Apr 2026Expired
- Award Date
- 23 Jul 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 16 Aug 2026 - 16 Aug 2027 6-12 months
- 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
- 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
- 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/073371-2026
3rd August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058309-2026
22nd June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051008-2026
29th May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030253-2026
1st April 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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