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title: "CSP26822 - ICURe Engage FLF programme"
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# CSP26822 - ICURe Engage FLF programme

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f79c

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## Summary

UK Research and Innovation bought services for the ICURe Engage FLF programme, delivered in collaboration with the Future Fellowships Programme. The requirement is a recruitment service supporting delivery of the ICURe Engage programme for UKRI. UK Shared Business Services Ltd managed the procurement as UKRI’s shared service provider. The awarded supplier is the University of Manchester. Delivery covers the United Kingdom. The procurement is categorised as recruitment services, indicating a requirement centred on identifying, engaging or supporting participants for a research and innovation programme rather than the supply of goods or construction work. It is relevant to organisations with experience delivering recruitment or participant-support services for publicly funded research, higher education or innovation programmes.

This procurement has been completed following a below-threshold limited competition. One lot was awarded to the University of Manchester, whose award remains active. The contract was signed on 10 September 2026 and runs from 11 September to 4 December 2026. Its value is £25,250 excluding VAT, or £30,300 including VAT. The tender was evaluated through a limited competition exercise. The published outcome describes the purchase as the supply of the ICURe Engage Programme in collaboration with the Future Fellowships Programme. The requirement was treated as below threshold, and the tender status is complete. The contract is active, so the procurement records an agreed supplier and a defined delivery period rather than an opportunity seeking new bids.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates demand from UKRI for specialist recruitment services supporting a structured research and innovation programme. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to show that it can design and deliver participant recruitment or engagement activity, work effectively with a major public research funder and coordinate delivery with a related fellowship programme. Relevant experience in higher education, research commercialisation, innovation support or publicly funded talent programmes would help demonstrate understanding of the audience and operating environment. Suppliers should also be able to manage a defined programme brief, collaborate with institutional partners and deliver consistently across the United Kingdom.

## Notice

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a limited competition procurement exercise. Contract details notice for the supply of ICURe Engage Programme in collaboration with Future Fellowships Programme to UKRI

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086216-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 11 Sep 2026 - 4 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £25,250 |

## 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 |
| 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 | The University of Manchester |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 11 Sep 2026 at 09:31 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086216-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086216-2026
  11th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.manchester.ac.uk/
- https://www.uksbs.co.uk/

## Provenance

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