Official UK procurement notice
Tuning EARS for the Future
Authority: University of Kent (Education)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Awarded value£57,600published award · inc. VAT
Awarded 13 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Progress Educational Trust
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPET will work with the team based at the University of Kent to 1) co-design the focus groups (month1- 2), 2) co-lead the recruitment of research participants (months 3-4); 3) co-lead the delivery of focus groups and its analysis (months5-7), 4) co-organise three reciprocal dialogue workshops (months 8-10), 5) co-lead on calibration and dissemination (months 11-12).
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
- 20 Aug 2026, 12:52 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Aug 2026, 13:02 BST
- Authority reference
26-045- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079437- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e88dFind a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Aug 2026- Transparency notice published20 Aug 2026, 12:52 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published20 Aug 2026, 13:02 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £57,6001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Educational Trust1 Oct 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 | £57,600 inc. VAT | 13 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PROGRESS EDUCATIONAL TRUSTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender