Official UK procurement notice
Misinformation in Emergencies Evidence Review
Authority: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£20,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 29 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this contract is to collate evidence around risks posted by misinformation and their implications during emergencies for HMG policy & operations. This research is highly specialised and reputationally sensitive. It requires recognised academic expertise across offline and online misinformation and disinformation in emergency contexts, drawing on social, behavioural and information sciences.
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
- 29 Apr 2026, 10:19 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Apr 2026, 10:19 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039000- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068da3Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published29 Apr 2026, 10:19 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £20,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER | £20,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
- Signed
- 29 Apr 2026
- Value
- £20,000
- Period
- 1 May 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The University of ManchesterAwarded 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