Official UK procurement notice
Supporting regional ecosystems and entrepreneurship
Authority: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (Central government)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£800,000≈ £960k / year · £1,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 May 2025awarded 8 Jun 2025
Award (standstill) to North East Business and Innovation Centre
Contract term 10 moends 31 Mar 2026 · up to 4 Nov 2026 with extensions · starts 9 Jun 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis programme will focus on supporting digital and tech companies outside of London and is intended to complement existing efforts across the department to drive regional economic growth. Funding is for one year only as the department develops its longer-term approach through the Industrial Strategy and 2025 Spending Review.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£800,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
- Quality: as detailed in ITT
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Apr 2025, 11:02 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2025, 12:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 May 2025
- Authority reference
PRJ_5268- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017762- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fd24Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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- Submission deadline
- 26 May 2025, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 May 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
4 Apr 2025 → 18 Jul 2025 · 11 dates- Planning notice published4 Apr 2025, 11:02 BST
- Market engagement25 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
TBA if sufficient interest is declared -
- Tender notice published29 Apr 2025, 17:44 BST
- Next notice expected30 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by7 May 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission deadline26 May 2025, 10:00 BST
- Award decision expected by30 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts9 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent13 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published8 Jul 2025, 12:48 BST
- Standstill ends18 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Apr 2025, 11:02 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published29 Apr 2025, 17:44 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active29 Apr 2025, 17:44 BST
- Procurement method changed29 Apr 2025, 17:44 BST
- Deadline published: 26 May 2025, 10:00 BST29 Apr 2025, 17:44 BST
- Contract award notice published8 Jul 2025, 12:48 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Jul 2025, 12:48 BST
- Contract signature expected22 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £800,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2113 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| North East Business and Innovation CentreRegional Tech Booster23 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 | £800,000 | 8 Jun 2025standstill to 18 Jul 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21final-stage tenders | 13 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- North East Business and Innovation CentreAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender