Official UK procurement notice
Business Investment Decision Making
Authority: Department for Business & Trade (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Central Research Team (CRT), within DBT, undertook a review of existing evidence which revealed a significant gap which required more evidence around decision making and internal factors will support the evidence base within DBT and allow policy colleagues to make informed decisions when designing policy.
To address this, DBT awarded a contract to Alliance Manchester Business School, part of the University of Manachester to undertake a research project focused on identifying the enablers and barriers to investment, with a specific lens on the eight priority sectors outlined in the IS (IS-8). The project will follow a two-stage methodological framework:
- Literature Review; and
- In-depth qualitative interviews
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Feb 2026, 15:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Feb 2026, 15:04 GMT
- Authority reference
Prj_5146- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016547- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065b39Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published24 Feb 2026, 15:04 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER | £75,006 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Business Investment Decision Making · UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2026
- Value
- £75,006
- Period
- 24 Feb 2026 – 30 Jul 2026 · up to 30 Jan 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The provision for an extension is available should anything curently unforessen occurs which delays the delivery by the scheduled contract end date.
- Options
- To extend if required.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Alliance Manchester Business SchoolAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender