LIPF Innovation Circuit Portfolio development

Official notice

Authority: OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£30,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 29 May 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Henham Strategy Ltd.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Support in developing the Local Innovation Partnership Funded (LIPF) Innovation Circuit Portfolio

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

73210000 Research consultancy services

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: 15 Jun 2026, 15:43 BST
Last source update: 15 Jun 2026, 15:43 BST
Authority reference: OUPA11721
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-056298
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b53e Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
15 Jun 2026, 15:43 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £30,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 29 May 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Henham Strategy Ltd.SME	£30,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Henham Strategy Ltd.SME
Signed
29 May 2026
Value
£30,000
Period
29 May 2026 – 25 Jun 2026 · up to 5 Oct 2026 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Contract may be extened unil 5th October if proposal feedback requires it

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000391 · GB-PPON: PYNW-6296-ZJQQ Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, South East, MK7 6AAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

HENHAM STRATEGY LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11331005GB-PPON: PQYV-8213-LMXH 35-37 Ludgate Hill, London, London, EC4M 7JNContact email

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 Tender15 Jun 2026, 15:43 BST