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Expert Networks Long Term Provision

UK INFRASTRUCTURE BANK LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

16 Sep 2026 at 13:22

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

24 Apr 2026 at 10:40

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

National Wealth Fund Limited procured expert network services to support investment, advisory, risk, portfolio management and impact work. The service provides on-demand access to vetted and pre-qualified subject-matter experts across sectors such as advanced materials, aerospace, artificial intelligence, batteries and electric vehicles, carbon capture, critical minerals, defence, energy, hydrogen, life sciences, nuclear, offshore wind, ports, power networks, semiconductors, solar, transport infrastructure and water. Suppliers must identify and match experts to project-specific requests, including founders, senior executives, officials and academics, and arrange one-to-one meetings online or in person. The service also covers sourcing and onboarding additional experts, an expert-search and request-management platform, meeting facilitation, recordings and transcripts. Delivery is across the United Kingdom.

The procurement has been awarded following an open competitive flexible procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. Three bids reached the final stage. Guidepoint Global, LLC received the primary contract, awarded on 10 September 2026, at £300,000 excluding VAT (£360,000 including VAT). Gerson Lehrman Group Inc. received the secondary contract on the same date, at £150,000 excluding VAT (£180,000 including VAT). Both contracts run from 29 September 2026 to 28 September 2030. The primary supplier is intended to receive requirements first; the secondary supplier may be used for conflicts, unavailable expertise, capacity or urgent or sensitive requirements, and if the primary value is exhausted. Evaluation used price per quality point, covering technical quality and commercial factors. Technical assessment included solution understanding, expert matching, compliance, risk, technology, contract terms and social value.

This award demonstrates sustained demand from a public investment body for expert-network services spanning financial, strategic and operational decisions. Credible competitors would need a broad, reliable and diverse international expert pool, with strong processes for identifying, vetting, onboarding and contracting specialists, including client-nominated experts. They would also need effective conflict-of-interest, compliance and risk controls, demonstrable capacity and the ability to find suitable expertise quickly across technically complex sectors. A secure, intuitive platform supporting expert search, project management, online meetings, recording, artificial-intelligence or human transcription, downloading and retention would be central. Suppliers should be able to protect the buyer’s identity when required and demonstrate robust technology, service continuity, sustainable procurement practices and clear commercial and contractual arrangements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Expert Networks Long Term Provision

Notice Description

The Authority is seeking to procure Expert Network Services to provide on-demand access to vetted and pre-qualified subject-matter experts across a broad range of industry sectors, to support informed decision-making in relation to investment activity and wider financial, strategic, and operational matters. The Services will primarily support the Authority's Investment & Advisory function, comprising its Banking & Investment team and its Local Authority Advisory & Lending team. The Services may also be utilised by other functional teams across the Authority, including Portfolio Management, Risk, and Impact teams. The Supplier will be required to provide access to a diverse network of subject-matter experts, including (without limitation) founders, senior executives, high-level officials, and academics. The Services will enable the Authority to engage directly with selected experts to obtain targeted insights on companies, assets, sectors, technologies, markets, and wider industry developments. The Supplier shall facilitate project-specific requests and provide shortlists of relevant experts aligned to defined project profiles. The Authority will select experts for direct one-to-one meetings, typically of up to 60 minutes' duration, delivered via online meetings or, where appropriate and agreed, in-person meetings. The Authority must have the option to withhold or anonymise its identity when engaging with experts. Where meetings are conducted online, the Authority requires the option to record consultations and to generate audio recordings and written transcripts, using artificial intelligence and/or human transcription services. The Authority must be able to access, download, and retain such recordings and transcripts for internal use. The Supplier must provide an intuitive and secure online platform to support delivery of the Services, enabling expert search, project request management, meeting facilitation, and access to recordings and transcripts. Where suitable expertise is not available within the Supplier's existing network, the Supplier must be capable of sourcing, vetting, onboarding, and contracting additional experts, including those nominated by the Authority, to equivalent standards of credibility, compliance, and relevance. The Services are expected to cover a wide range of industry sectors, including but not limited to advanced materials, aerospace supply chains, artificial intelligence, battery manufacturing and electric vehicle supply chains, carbon capture, critical minerals, defence, energy infrastructure, hydrogen, life sciences, nuclear, offshore wind, place-based regeneration, ports, power networks, semiconductors, solar, sustainable aviation fuels, transport infrastructure, and water. This list is non-exhaustive and may evolve during the contract term. Further detail is included in the procurement documents pack made available by NWF in respect of the tender notice. It should be noted that the value of these contracts represents their maximum value, as opposed to committed spend.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-068a6a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087756-2026
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
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£450,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£450,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£450,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
27 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
29 Sep 2026 - 28 Sep 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UK INFRASTRUCTURE BANK LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 4HR
Postcode Area
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Hunslet & Riverside
Westminster Constituency
Leeds South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Guidepoint Global, LLC

Gerson Lehrman Group Inc.

Further Information

Notice Documents

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