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title: "Support the development of the Ceramics Industry Support Scheme (CISS)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0785fe"
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# Support the development of the Ceramics Industry Support Scheme (CISS)

Buyer: Department for Business and Trade  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0785fe

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## Summary

The Department for Business & Trade commissioned specialist consultancy to help develop the Ceramics Industry Support Scheme, a proposed grant intervention for the UK ceramics sector. The work supports the scheme’s design and the creation of an application and assessment process intended to be proportionate, evidence-based and accessible to businesses across the sector, including micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. The scheme’s aims are to help ceramics businesses reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions, improve productivity and strengthen long-term competitiveness. The service is technical analysis and consultancy, delivered for the UK ceramics sector.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Lucideon Limited. The Department used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 6 October 2026, with a period running from 6 October to 30 November 2026. Its value is £99,750 excluding VAT (£119,700 including VAT). There was one lot. The procurement data describes the requirement and intended scheme outcomes, but does not set out a separate evaluation or award-scoring basis.

For suppliers preparing for similar work from the Department, this award demonstrates demand for specialist ceramics-sector consultancy that can turn industrial policy aims into a workable grant scheme. A credible competitor would need to understand ceramics businesses and the practical challenges of reducing energy use and emissions while improving productivity and competitiveness. Relevant strengths include shaping funding interventions, designing application and assessment processes, and ensuring those processes are evidence-based and proportionate for businesses of different sizes, including micro and SMEs. The successful supplier was Lucideon Limited, an SME, showing that this scale of specialist assignment was delivered by a smaller supplier. The purchase was made by direct award without competition, so this example does not establish a competitive tender route.

## Notice

The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) is developing the Ceramics Industry Support Scheme (CISS), a grant funding intervention intended to support the UK ceramics sector to reduce energy consumption, lower carbon emissions, improve productivity and strengthen long-term competitiveness. BIST requires specialist support to inform the final design of the scheme and the development of an application and assessment process that is proportionate, evidence-based and accessible to businesses across the ceramics sector, including micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096270-2026 |
| 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 | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 6 Oct 2026 - 30 Nov 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £99,750 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department for Business and Trade |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2DY |
| 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 | Lucideon Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services

## Release History

- 12 Oct 2026 at 16:35 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096270-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096270-2026
  12th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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