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title: "Technical Assurance Provider for ISF-Funded PNT Resilience Programme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077d29"
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buyer: "Department for Science, Innovation & Technology"
published: "2026-09-30"
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# Technical Assurance Provider for ISF-Funded PNT Resilience Programme

Buyer: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077d29

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## Summary

The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology sought an independent technical assurance provider for its ISF-funded PNT resilience programme. The work covers reviewing technical deliverables and progress reports, maintaining and monitoring technical risk registers, and assessing mitigations and remedies. The provider must validate that project outputs meet the quality thresholds needed to realise programme benefits. This is specialist technical assurance for a navigation-related resilience programme (CPV 63724000), rather than the delivery of the programme’s core outputs. Delivery is in the United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and was made by direct award to RIN Enterprise Ltd, justified by the department on technical grounds: it considered RIN to have a unique market position, relevant technical capability, sector relationships and experience, with no reasonable alternative supplier. One lot was awarded. The award is recorded as pending. Its value is £158,795 excluding VAT (£190,555 including VAT). The contract period runs from 7 October 2026 to 30 July 2029, and the award was published on 30 September 2026. The procurement information does not state separate scoring criteria; the stated basis for selecting the supplier was the technical-reasons justification for a direct award.

For suppliers positioning for a future requirement of this kind, the award indicates that the buyer values independent scrutiny across both technical delivery and programme governance: reviewing outputs and progress, tracking risks and mitigations, and validating quality against benefits-realisation thresholds. Credibility would depend on demonstrable technical expertise relevant to PNT resilience and navigation, the ability to assess complex project deliverables independently, and a robust approach to maintaining risk registers and evaluating remedial action. The buyer’s stated rationale also shows the importance of established relationships in the relevant sector and directly applicable experience. Although the lot was marked suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, the award rationale cited a particular supplier’s distinctive technical position and experience.

## Notice

Provision of independent technical review of deliverables and project progress reporting. Perform maintenance and monitoring of technical risk registers, mitigations and remedies through the programme. Provide validation that the project outputs meet the quality thresholds required for benefits realisation

### Procurement Information

Direct Award will be made under the justification "due to an absence of competition for technical reasons and provided there are no reasonable alternatives, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required" within Schedule 5 of the Direct Award Justifications criteria within PA23. RIN has a unique position in the marketplace, supported by its technical capability, established sector relationships and relevant experience. On this basis, a direct award to RIN for both workstreams is considered the most appropriate and proportionate procurement route.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092194-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 7 Oct 2026 - 30 Jul 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £158,795 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## 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 | RIN Enterprise Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

### Codes

- 63724000 - Navigation services

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2026 at 10:16 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092194-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092194-2026
  30th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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