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title: "UKRI-4460 Healthy Ageing Catalyst Award Follow on Fund (Round 3)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04d3d5"
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published: "2025-01-16"
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# UKRI-4460 Healthy Ageing Catalyst Award Follow on Fund (Round 3)

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04d3d5

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## Summary

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), located at Polaris House in Swindon, has completed the procurement process for the "UKRI-4460 Healthy Ageing Catalyst Award Follow on Fund (Round 3)" under the category of business and management consultancy services. The procurement, identified by the tender ID UKRI-4460, aimed at providing a tailored programme of entrepreneurial support and training to Catalyst Follow on Fund awardees primarily in London (UKI region). The process followed an award procedure without prior publication due to the absence of competition for technical reasons. Key dates for this contract included the award date on 20th December 2024, and its completion status as of 16th January 2025. The total contract value is £732,400 and was awarded to Zinc Ventures Ltd.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for business growth, particularly for firms specialising in entrepreneurial support and training within the consultancy services sector. Businesses that can provide niche or technically specialised services in a competitive landscape would be well-suited to pursue similar opportunities. The direct award procedure underscores the importance of developing unique capabilities that meet specific technical requirements, catering to significant public contracts like those facilitated by UKRI. This can potentially open doors to further collaborations and significant business expansion within the public sector.

## Notice

A tailored programme of entrepreneurial support and training to Catalyst Follow on Fund awardees.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

A tailored programme of entrepreneurial support and training to Catalyst Follow on Fund awardees. Additional information: Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at : https://www.ukri.org/who-we-are/procurement-contract-transparency-data/

### Procurement Information

The Contract was awarded following a Direct Award procedure without prior publication, in accordance with regulation 32, (2), (b), (ii) Competition is absent for technical reasons, of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001553-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Dec 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £732,400 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| 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 | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ZINC VENTURES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 16 Jan 2025 at 16:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001553-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://WWW.UKRI.ORG
- https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=917878850
- https://www.ukri.org/who-we-are/procurement-contract-transparency-data/

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