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Published 27 Oct 2025, 12:20 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

RNA Centre of Excellence Finance and Training Consultancy

Official notice

Authority: CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED (Public body)

Framework agreementServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Framework ceiling (notional)£175,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 13 Nov 2025awarded 23 Dec 2025
Framework period 4 yrsends 30 Nov 2029 · up to 30 Nov 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

CPI are looking to establish a consultancy framework for a financial advisor to provide expert contribution to the RNA Biofoundry establishment. The consultant will also be requested to support the ongoing running of the RNA Centre of Excellence and associated training academy, including preparing and reporting back to Innovate UK funders.

CPV: Financial consultancy services · Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework
Call-offs
call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
Framework period
4 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Dec 2025
Published description of the framework

CPI will establish a Single supplier framework agreement, against which we will reserve the right to direct award without further competition. Suppliers will be in a ranked order of 1st, 2nd and 3rd etc. according to their scores against the evaluation criteria set out below.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrsPublished value£175,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2029 (4 yrs) · up to 30 Nov 2030 with extensionsValue: £175,000 exc. VAT · £175,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 1 additional 12 months period extension options at the discretion of the Authority.
66170000 Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services66171000 Financial 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
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: All award criterial is outlined in the tender documents - Quality & Price

What this means for your bid
  • “RNA Centre of Excellence Finance and Training Consultancy” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
27 Oct 2025, 12:20 GMT
Last source update
5 Jan 2026, 11:31 GMT
Authority reference
3617
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068525
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Financial consultancy servicesFinancial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d41f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Appointment period ends
13 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/uk-cpi/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

27 Oct 2025 → 5 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published366 days ago
    27 Oct 2025, 12:20 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period ends349 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    13 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts332 days ago
    1 Dec 2025
  4. Latest notice published296 days ago
    5 Jan 2026, 11:31 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Oct 2025, 12:20 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    28 Oct 2025, 08:53 GMT
    UK4
  3. Contract details notice published
    5 Jan 2026, 11:31 GMT
    UK7
  4. Status changed to complete
    5 Jan 2026, 11:31 GMT

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 23 Dec 2025

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

Contracts

  • Contract 1

    Signed
    23 Dec 2025
    Value
    £175,000
    Period
    24 Dec 2025 – 24 Dec 2029 · up to 25 Dec 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    1 additional 12 months period extension at the discretion of the Authority

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 05002194 Wilton Centre, Redcar, North East, TS10 4RFContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • 222 Strategic Consultancy LtdFramework contractor Buckton Mead, 11 Harcombe Lane, Sidford, South West, EX10 9QNContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender