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Published 11 Aug 2026, 15:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SME Dual Use Innovation & Re-Industialisation

Official notice

Authority: UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL (Education)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Published estimate£120,000£120,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 11 Sept 2026

Contract term 6 moends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

You are invited to tender for the delivery of the University of Liverpool's Muster Programme "Trials Tank" pilot - SME Dual Use Innovation & Re-industrialisation. Any resulting contract will be subject to the University's Terms and Conditions of Contract (document E).

The University is seeking a commercial partner or consortium of partners to deliver a six-month pilot project (October 2026 to March 2027) supporting Liverpool City Region SMEs to explore, develop and prove dual-use products and services. The pilot is demand-led: it will be anchored to real technical and capability challenges sourced from UK Prime contractors and from recent UK Defence Innovation (UKDI), Innovate UK and MOD calls. Full details of the requirement, deliverables, stretch objectives and timeline are set out in the Specification and Further Particulars (B).

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£120,000

Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (6 mo)Value: £120,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

66170000 Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house 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: As per Tender Documents

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: Closed
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
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: 11 Aug 2026, 15:51 BST
Last source update: 11 Aug 2026, 15:51 BST
Authority reference: 2026/12/AB
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-076374
Latest notice: Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV): Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e1b7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

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Submission deadline: 11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/liverpooluni/ ↗

Timeline

11 Aug 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 3 dates

Tender notice published77 days ago
11 Aug 2026, 15:51 BST
Submission deadline46 days ago
11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Contract starts26 days ago
1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Tender notice published
11 Aug 2026, 15:51 BST
UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: RC000660 · GB-PPON: PYNH-9859-XVMD Foundation Building, 765 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, North West, L69 7ZXContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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