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CSP26822 - ICURe Engage FLF programme

UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION

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11 Sep 2026 at 09:31

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

UK Research and Innovation bought services for the ICURe Engage FLF programme, delivered in collaboration with the Future Fellowships Programme. The requirement is a recruitment service supporting delivery of the ICURe Engage programme for UKRI. UK Shared Business Services Ltd managed the procurement as UKRI’s shared service provider. The awarded supplier is the University of Manchester. Delivery covers the United Kingdom. The procurement is categorised as recruitment services, indicating a requirement centred on identifying, engaging or supporting participants for a research and innovation programme rather than the supply of goods or construction work. It is relevant to organisations with experience delivering recruitment or participant-support services for publicly funded research, higher education or innovation programmes.

This procurement has been completed following a below-threshold limited competition. One lot was awarded to the University of Manchester, whose award remains active. The contract was signed on 10 September 2026 and runs from 11 September to 4 December 2026. Its value is £25,250 excluding VAT, or £30,300 including VAT. The tender was evaluated through a limited competition exercise. The published outcome describes the purchase as the supply of the ICURe Engage Programme in collaboration with the Future Fellowships Programme. The requirement was treated as below threshold, and the tender status is complete. The contract is active, so the procurement records an agreed supplier and a defined delivery period rather than an opportunity seeking new bids.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates demand from UKRI for specialist recruitment services supporting a structured research and innovation programme. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to show that it can design and deliver participant recruitment or engagement activity, work effectively with a major public research funder and coordinate delivery with a related fellowship programme. Relevant experience in higher education, research commercialisation, innovation support or publicly funded talent programmes would help demonstrate understanding of the audience and operating environment. Suppliers should also be able to manage a defined programme brief, collaborate with institutional partners and deliver consistently across the United Kingdom.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CSP26822 - ICURe Engage FLF programme

Notice Description

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a limited competition procurement exercise. Contract details notice for the supply of ICURe Engage Programme in collaboration with Future Fellowships Programme to UKRI

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f79c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086216-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
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

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£25,250 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
11 Sep 2026 - 4 Dec 2026 1-6 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 & 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

The University of Manchester

Further Information

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