--- title: "CSP26756" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-32034397-5683-4672-8693-66b95c4a4320" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-32034397-5683-4672-8693-66b95c4a4320" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-32034397-5683-4672-8693-66b95c4a4320.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-32034397-5683-4672-8693-66b95c4a4320.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "UK Shared Business Services Limited" published: "2026-08-25" --- # CSP26756 Buyer: UK Shared Business Services Limited Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-32034397-5683-4672-8693-66b95c4a4320 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-32034397-5683-4672-8693-66b95c4a4320) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-32034397-5683-4672-8693-66b95c4a4320.json) ## Summary UK Research and Innovation required a temporary Principal Enterprise Architect. The procurement was for the supply of temporary professional personnel and associated staffing services, classified under CPV 79620000. The role is to support UK Research and Innovation’s enterprise architecture requirement, with the work delivered at postcode SN2 1FL. UK Shared Business Services Limited acted as the buying organisation. This is a services procurement focused on providing an experienced senior enterprise architecture professional on a temporary basis, rather than a wider technology implementation, software supply or construction project. Businesses specialising in temporary recruitment, interim technology leadership and enterprise architecture resourcing would find the requirement most relevant, particularly those able to source and place senior architecture specialists through public-sector staffing arrangements. The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from the CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Staffing framework, through direct award. The tender deadline was 6 August 2026 at 17:00. The award was made on 21 August 2026 to Michael Page International Plc for GBP 291,456. The contract runs from 25 August 2026 to 27 August 2027. The same supplier and value are recorded for the awarded requirement. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, although the selected supplier is recorded as a large organisation. The procurement concerns one temporary Principal Enterprise Architect requirement and was not a call for competition. For suppliers assessing future demand, this award demonstrates that UK Research and Innovation uses temporary senior enterprise architecture resource through a public-sector staffing framework and direct call-off route. A credible competitor would need a strong network of enterprise architects, the ability to identify and present a suitable Principal-level specialist, and reliable processes for checking professional experience, availability and employment arrangements. Public-sector recruitment capability and familiarity with framework call-offs would be commercially relevant. The requirement is suited to specialist interim management and technology recruitment firms, including SMEs, rather than general staffing providers without access to senior architecture talent. Suppliers should be able to show they can manage a single high-value specialist placement and support the buyer with responsive candidate handling and contract administration. ## Notice ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation have a requirement to bring in a Principal Enterprise Architect on a temporary basis. This has been sourced via direct award against CCS RM6277 Non Clinical Staffing. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/da34cc07-d410-4ffc-8fa4-9781f239e2d5 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 6 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 21 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 25 Aug 2026 - 27 Aug 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £291,456 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £291,456 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UK Shared Business Services Limited | | Locality | SWINDON | | Postcode area | Swindon | | Postcode | SN2 1FF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon | | Local authority | Swindon | | Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney | | Westminster constituency | Swindon North | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Michael Page International Recruitment Limited | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff ## Release History - 25 Aug 2026 at 14:02 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/da34cc07-d410-4ffc-8fa4-9781f239e2d5 - 24 Aug 2026 at 13:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/da34cc07-d410-4ffc-8fa4-9781f239e2d5 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/da34cc07-d410-4ffc-8fa4-9781f239e2d5 25th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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