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Published 14 Nov 2025, 10:26 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Innovation Skills Framework Critical Friend

Official notice

Procurement agent: UK Research and Innovation·On behalf of: UKSBS

Framework agreementBelow threshold - limited competition
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 28 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****

This procurement is being concluded following a limited competition procurement exercise.

Innovate UK wishes to appoint a supplier to act as a critical friend and independent learning partner throughout the Innovation Skills Framework (ISF) pilot.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Innovation Skills Framework Critical Friend” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 Nov 2025, 10:26 GMT
Last source update
14 Nov 2025, 10:26 GMT
Authority reference
PS25248
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073840
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e11e Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    14 Nov 2025, 10:26 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Oct 2025

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • PS25248- Innovation Skills Framework Critical Friend

    Signed
    28 Oct 2025
    Value
    £19,910
    Period
    3 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

UK Research and Innovation

Procurement agentPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Clients of the procurement agent

  • UKSBSBeneficiary authority
  • UK Shared Business Services LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityShared Service ProviderGB-PPON: PMPN-7535-GNTG Swindon, South WestContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender