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CSP26782 - Engineering Services

UK Research and Innovation

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19 Aug 2026 at 09:47

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

UK Research and Innovation procured engineering services for its requirements, with UK Shared Business Services Ltd acting as the procuring entity and shared service provider. The work is categorised as engineering services and is associated with delivery in the United Kingdom. The contract concerns professional engineering support rather than goods, construction works or general facilities management. The buyer is a central government public authority based in Swindon, and the procurement was managed through its shared services arrangements. Hoare Lea LLP was selected to provide the services. Businesses reviewing this opportunity should therefore have a clear engineering services offer suitable for UK Research and Innovation’s operational or project needs, and should assess whether they could meet a technically specific requirement of this type.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. UK Research and Innovation used a below-threshold direct award without competition because it identified an absence of competition for technical reasons and considered that only a particular supplier could provide the required services. The single lot was awarded to Hoare Lea LLP. The contract was signed on 18 August 2026, runs from 19 August 2026 to 31 March 2027, and has a value of £24,700 excluding VAT, or £29,640 including VAT. The contract is active. The stated evaluation basis was the technical justification for proceeding without competition, rather than a competitive tender process. This outcome records a direct award for one engineering services requirement.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the outcome demonstrates that UK Research and Innovation buys specialised engineering services at a focused, below-threshold scale through a direct-award route where technical exclusivity is accepted. A credible competitor for a future requirement with this buyer would need to show a distinctive engineering capability that is demonstrably difficult to source elsewhere, supported by evidence of relevant technical expertise and the ability to deliver professional services in the United Kingdom. Firms should be able to explain why their methods, knowledge, intellectual property, specialist personnel or prior work provide a clear technical advantage, rather than relying only on general engineering capacity. The selected supplier’s SME classification also indicates that this type of requirement can be delivered by an established specialist business rather than only a large corporate provider.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CSP26782 - Engineering Services

Notice Description

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the services required. UK Research Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for Engineering Services to be supplied.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e720
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078801-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71300000 - Engineering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£24,700 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
19 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UK Research and Innovation
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FL
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Hoare Lea LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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