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title: "Government Office for Technology Transfer - PRIMA 4"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078614"
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# Government Office for Technology Transfer - PRIMA 4

Buyer: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078614

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## Summary

The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology commissioned PRIMA 4, the fourth delivery of the Government Office for Technology Transfer’s Public Research Innovation and Market Accelerator. This is a market-discovery and commercialisation support service for early-stage Knowledge Assets arising from research. The programme is intended to help develop these assets at the point equivalent to the “Discover” stage of the ICURe programme. The work is market research and accelerator programme delivery, rather than the purchase of physical goods or construction. The contracting data does not identify a delivery location, so the requirement is best understood by its programme purpose and specialist service scope.

The procurement is complete and a supplier has been selected. The Department awarded the single lot directly without competition, using a below-threshold procedure. The contract was signed on 5 October 2026, runs from 6 October to 14 December 2026, and is valued at £78,415 excluding VAT (£98,019 including VAT). The award is to The Helix Way. The requirement is described as delivery of the PRIMA programme; no separate evaluation criteria are recorded. The stated legal basis is the Procurement Act 2023.

For suppliers of research commercialisation and market-discovery programmes, this award shows that the Department buys structured support to develop early-stage research-based Knowledge Assets, aligned with the Discover stage of ICURe. A credible future competitor would need to demonstrate the ability to deliver an accelerator-style programme and support researchers or asset holders in exploring market potential and commercial development. The award went to a small and medium-sized enterprise, showing that this requirement was delivered by an SME, though the procurement does not state that SME status was a condition. The direct, non-competitive route was used for this purchase, so suppliers should treat this as evidence of the buyer’s requirement and delivery scale, not evidence of an open competition.

## Notice

The contract is to deliver the fourth iteration of GOTT's market discovery accelerator programme, the Public Research Innovation and Market Accelerator (PRIMA 4). The supplier is expected to deliver the PRIMA programme which is a service to support the development of Knowledge Assets (KAs) at an early stage of research-led commercialisation, equivalent to the "Discover" stage of the ICURe programme.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096309-2026 |
| 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 - 14 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £78,415 |

## Status

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

## 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 | The Helix way |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79310000 - Market research services

## Release History

- 12 Oct 2026 at 17:35 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096309-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096309-2026
  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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