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title: "PS26302-Specialised Consultancy"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078ae4"
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# PS26302-Specialised Consultancy

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078ae4

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## Summary

UK Research and Innovation bought specialised consultancy services from Haskoning Nederland B.V. The stated requirement is brief: specialised consultancy, classified as research and development services and related consultancy. The work is for UK Research and Innovation, with delivery in the United Kingdom. UK Shared Business Services Ltd managed the procurement as the organisation’s shared service provider. The procurement covered one lot and is a service requirement rather than a purchase of goods or construction work. The available description does not explain the consultancy subject matter or specific outputs, so the opportunity is best matched by suppliers able to provide specialist advisory services in the relevant research and development context.

The procurement is complete and awarded, and the contract is active. UK Research and Innovation awarded the single-lot contract to Haskoning Nederland B.V.; it was signed on 16 October 2026 and runs from 16 October 2026 to 15 October 2027. The contract value is €46,000 excluding tax and €55,200 including tax. The buyer used a direct award without competition, below the applicable threshold, stating that technical reasons left only one supplier able to provide the services and that there were no reasonable alternatives. The procurement was therefore not evaluated through a competitive tender, and no competitive award criteria are recorded.

This award indicates that UK Research and Innovation has bought specialist consultancy in a research and development services context, using a direct route on the stated grounds of technical exclusivity. For a future requirement of this kind, a credible supplier would need demonstrable expertise closely matched to the specific consultancy need, and evidence that it can provide the required service where the buyer considers alternatives unavailable. The selected supplier is a large Netherlands-based consultancy, showing that the buyer engaged an established international provider. The award itself does not identify the subject-specific expertise, deliverables, or qualifications that made this supplier uniquely suitable, so businesses should focus on building relevant specialist capability and a clear case for technical distinctiveness in this buyer’s research and development consultancy requirements.

## Notice

**** THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION**** This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the services required and there are no reasonable alternatives to those services Brief Description of the Requirement Specialised Consultancy

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098549-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 16 Oct 2026 - 15 Oct 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £46,000 |

## 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 |
| 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 | Haskoning Nederland B.V. |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 19 Oct 2026 at 14:38 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098549-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098549-2026
  19th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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