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Government Office for Technology Transfer - PRIMA 4

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

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12 Oct 2026 at 17:35

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology commissioned PRIMA 4, the fourth delivery of the Government Office for Technology Transfer’s Public Research Innovation and Market Accelerator. This is a market-discovery and commercialisation support service for early-stage Knowledge Assets arising from research. The programme is intended to help develop these assets at the point equivalent to the “Discover” stage of the ICURe programme. The work is market research and accelerator programme delivery, rather than the purchase of physical goods or construction. The contracting data does not identify a delivery location, so the requirement is best understood by its programme purpose and specialist service scope.

The procurement is complete and a supplier has been selected. The Department awarded the single lot directly without competition, using a below-threshold procedure. The contract was signed on 5 October 2026, runs from 6 October to 14 December 2026, and is valued at £78,415 excluding VAT (£98,019 including VAT). The award is to The Helix Way. The requirement is described as delivery of the PRIMA programme; no separate evaluation criteria are recorded. The stated legal basis is the Procurement Act 2023.

For suppliers of research commercialisation and market-discovery programmes, this award shows that the Department buys structured support to develop early-stage research-based Knowledge Assets, aligned with the Discover stage of ICURe. A credible future competitor would need to demonstrate the ability to deliver an accelerator-style programme and support researchers or asset holders in exploring market potential and commercial development. The award went to a small and medium-sized enterprise, showing that this requirement was delivered by an SME, though the procurement does not state that SME status was a condition. The direct, non-competitive route was used for this purchase, so suppliers should treat this as evidence of the buyer’s requirement and delivery scale, not evidence of an open competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Government Office for Technology Transfer - PRIMA 4

Notice Description

The contract is to deliver the fourth iteration of GOTT's market discovery accelerator programme, the Public Research Innovation and Market Accelerator (PRIMA 4). The supplier is expected to deliver the PRIMA programme which is a service to support the development of Knowledge Assets (KAs) at an early stage of research-led commercialisation, equivalent to the "Discover" stage of the ICURe programme.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078614
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096309-2026
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

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

CPV Codes

79310000 - Market research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£78,415 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
6 Oct 2026 - 14 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
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2EG
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

The Helix way

Further Information

Notice Documents

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