Official UK procurement notice
Consultancy Support - IUK Workforce Development Hub
Authority: ORE Catapult (Public body)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submission deadline 22 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis direct award is to appoint Paul Hatchett Consultant who has been named in our grant application to provide Consultancy Support on the IUK Workforce Development Hub project.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Sept 2026, 09:26 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2026, 11:54 BST
- Authority reference
ORE/26/054- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098917- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077708Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Supplier named in Grant Offer Application and Letter
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2026- Transparency notice published22 Sept 2026, 09:26 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published22 Sept 2026, 09:29 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published20 Oct 2026, 11:54 BSTUK12
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £181,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hatchett Consulting LimitedSMEConsultancy Support5 Oct 2026 – 27 Nov 2026 | £181,000 | 22 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Paul Hatchett Consulting LimitedSME
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Status
- cancelled (16 Oct 2026), Unable to continue
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PAUL HATCHETT CONSULTING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender