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title: "UKRI-6254 Independent Review"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f043"
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# UKRI-6254 Independent Review

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f043

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## Summary

UK Research & Innovation is procuring specialist consultancy services to support the independent review Bringing Dynamism into Place. The work covers research, policy analysis, stakeholder engagement and advisory services, providing evidence and advice for delivery of the review. It is a business and management consultancy requirement, classified under CPV 79410000. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. The buyer is UKRI, a central government public authority. The requirement is relevant to consultancies that combine applied research with policy development, can engage a wide range of stakeholders and can provide practical strategic advice to support an independent public-sector review. It may also suit firms experienced in place-based economic or regional policy, where that experience is supported by the stated research, analysis, engagement and advisory capabilities.

The procurement has been awarded to Metro Dynamics Ltd, with the award recorded as active and the single lot complete. UKRI used a direct award procedure described as below threshold and without competition. The contract was signed on 2 September 2026 and runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 October 2026. Its value is £50,000 excluding tax and £60,000 including tax. The contract is active. The selected supplier is a London-based small or medium-sized enterprise. The available evaluation information identifies the direct-award route and the requirement for specialist research, policy analysis, stakeholder engagement and advisory services supporting the independent review. This is an awarded outcome rather than an opportunity to submit a bid for the contract.

This award is useful market evidence for consultancies tracking UKRI’s demand for independent review support around place-based policy. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need to demonstrate strong applied research and policy-analysis capability, alongside the ability to turn findings into clear, practical advice. Stakeholder engagement is central: firms should be able to identify relevant interests, run structured engagement and synthesise differing views into usable evidence. Experience supporting public-sector reviews, economic development or place-based policy would help establish relevance, provided it is backed by the core research and advisory skills required here. The award also shows that a specialist SME can be selected for a focused consultancy assignment, rather than the requirement necessarily being suited only to large professional-services firms.

## Notice

Specialist research, policy analysis, stakeholder engagement, and advisory services to support the delivery of the independent review, Bringing Dynamism into Place.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083001-2026 |
| 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 | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 2 Sep 2026 - 31 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £50,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION |
| Locality | SWINDON, WILTSHIRE |
| 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 | Metro Dynamics |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 2 Sep 2026 at 11:53 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083001-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083001-2026
  2nd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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