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title: "Research Project for Innovation and UK Industrial Competitiveness"
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# Research Project for Innovation and UK Industrial Competitiveness

Buyer: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06dd3f

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## Summary

The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology commissioned research, analytical and advisory services on strengthening the UK’s ability to turn innovation into industrial growth, economic value and long-term competitiveness. The work covers five integrated areas: frameworks for assessing industrial value capture; sectoral opportunities and capability requirements; mapping the UK innovation and industrial ecosystem; reviewing institutional roles, coordination and capability gaps; and comparing UK and international models for governance, funding and capability building. It also includes developing reform options, delivery models, evaluation frameworks and policy interventions for future research, development and innovation institutions and programmes. The requirement is for research services, with findings synthesised into an integrated framework linking opportunities, capabilities, institutions and industrial outcomes.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. IfM Engage Ltd, a Cambridge-based supplier, was selected for the single lot. The award is active and was made on 3 August 2026. The contract was signed on 3 August 2026 and runs from 4 August 2026 to 29 September 2026. Its value is £108,333 excluding VAT, or £130,000 including VAT. The requirement was classified as research services. The selected supplier is a small or medium-sized enterprise. The contract remains active, while the associated tender is recorded as complete.

This award indicates demand from the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology for specialist evidence-led work at the intersection of innovation policy, industrial strategy and economic growth. Suppliers seeking to compete for a future requirement of this kind would need strong research and analytical capability, including the design of frameworks for assessing firms, supply chains, finance, skills, production capabilities and complementary assets. Credible experience would include sector and ecosystem analysis, institutional mapping, governance and funding comparisons, and assessment of capability gaps or fragmentation. They would also need to turn complex evidence into practical reform options, delivery models, evaluation approaches, implementation considerations and recommendations for research, development and innovation programmes.

## Notice

The Authority requires the provision of research, analytical and advisory services to examine how the UK can strengthen its capability to translate innovation into industrial growth, economic value capture and long-term competitiveness. The Supplier shall undertake a programme of work comprising five integrated work packages. This will include: Development of analytical frameworks to assess how firms, supply chains, institutions, finance, skills, production capabilities and complementary assets contribute to industrial value capture and competitiveness. Identification and assessment of sectoral opportunities, industrial capabilities and capability requirements across different stages of industrial development. Mapping and analysis of the UK innovation and industrial ecosystem, including public and private institutions involved in research, innovation, translation, scale-up, capability-building and commercialisation activities. Assessment of institutional roles, functions, coordination mechanisms, capability provision and potential gaps, overlaps or fragmentation within the UK system. Comparative analysis of UK and international institutional models, governance arrangements, funding approaches, performance frameworks and capability-building practices to identify lessons relevant to the UK context. Development and appraisal of institutional reform options, delivery models, governance structures, evaluation frameworks and policy interventions that could strengthen industrial translation and capability development. Production of evidence-based recommendations, implementation considerations and design principles for future research, development and innovation (RD&I) institutions and programmes. Synthesis of findings into an integrated framework linking sectoral opportunities, capability requirements, institutional arrangements and industrial outcomes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074527-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 4 Aug 2026 - 29 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £108,333 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department for Science, Innovation & Technology |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2EG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IfM Engage Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2026 at 10:11 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074527-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074527-2026
  6th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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