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title: "CSP26782 - Engineering Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e720"
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# CSP26782 - Engineering Services

Buyer: UK Research and Innovation  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e720

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## Summary

UK Research and Innovation procured engineering services for its requirements, with UK Shared Business Services Ltd acting as the procuring entity and shared service provider. The work is categorised as engineering services and is associated with delivery in the United Kingdom. The contract concerns professional engineering support rather than goods, construction works or general facilities management. The buyer is a central government public authority based in Swindon, and the procurement was managed through its shared services arrangements. Hoare Lea LLP was selected to provide the services. Businesses reviewing this opportunity should therefore have a clear engineering services offer suitable for UK Research and Innovation’s operational or project needs, and should assess whether they could meet a technically specific requirement of this type.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. UK Research and Innovation used a below-threshold direct award without competition because it identified an absence of competition for technical reasons and considered that only a particular supplier could provide the required services. The single lot was awarded to Hoare Lea LLP. The contract was signed on 18 August 2026, runs from 19 August 2026 to 31 March 2027, and has a value of £24,700 excluding VAT, or £29,640 including VAT. The contract is active. The stated evaluation basis was the technical justification for proceeding without competition, rather than a competitive tender process. This outcome records a direct award for one engineering services requirement.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the outcome demonstrates that UK Research and Innovation buys specialised engineering services at a focused, below-threshold scale through a direct-award route where technical exclusivity is accepted. A credible competitor for a future requirement with this buyer would need to show a distinctive engineering capability that is demonstrably difficult to source elsewhere, supported by evidence of relevant technical expertise and the ability to deliver professional services in the United Kingdom. Firms should be able to explain why their methods, knowledge, intellectual property, specialist personnel or prior work provide a clear technical advantage, rather than relying only on general engineering capacity. The selected supplier’s SME classification also indicates that this type of requirement can be delivered by an established specialist business rather than only a large corporate provider.

## Notice

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the services required. UK Research Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for Engineering Services to be supplied.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078801-2026 |
| 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 | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 19 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £24,700 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK Research and Innovation |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Postcode area | 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Hoare Lea LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71300000 - Engineering services

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 09:47 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078801-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078801-2026
  19th 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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