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Published 2 Sept 2025, 11:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-4717 Operator of the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Public Sector Limited Partnership

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)

Published estimate£160,000≈ £40k / year · £192,000 inc. VAT1.2% below published estimate

Submissions closed 13 Oct 2025

Contract term 4 yrsends 26 Nov 2029 · up to 26 Nov 2030 with extensions · starts 26 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI-4717

The Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Public Sector Limited Partnership is established to acquire and hold the public sector's financial interest in Harwell Campus Joint Venture and oversee the management of the joint venture. The Harwell Campus Joint Venture is responsible for the management and development of the Harwell Campus. www.harwellcampus.com ↗

This is an opportunity for an FCA approved operator to cover a range of duties and responsibilities.

Some of the responsibilities will include assisting with formalities for acquiring or disposing of partnership assets, maintain accounts and companies house filings, perform bookkeeping tasks, manage accounting and reporting functions and prepare various notices.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrsSMEPublished value£160,000

Contract period: 26 Nov 2025 – 26 Nov 2029 (4 yrs) · up to 26 Nov 2030 with extensionsValue: £160,000 exc. VAT · £192,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: The contract may be extended by 1 year with a potential full contract duration of 5 years [4+1].

66152000 Financial market regulatory services 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

Quality: 60%Price: 40%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Quality/Technical: 60%
Price: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Price
Quality/Technical

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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: Cancelled
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
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: 2 Sept 2025, 11:29 BST
Last source update: 30 Mar 2026, 13:43 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 25 Nov 2025
Authority reference: UKRI-4717
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-053083
Latest notice: Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV): Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house servicesFinancial market regulatory services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0591fa Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Submission deadline: 13 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 29 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

ukri2--prospend.vf.force.com/apex/CS_ContractPage ↗ Please note the following steps for accessing this opportunity via the Atamis eSourcing platform: 1. Log in or create an account here: ukri2.my.site.com ↗ 2. Navigate to the opportunity in the Find an Opportunity section of the site or via the direct access link above. 3. Select Register Interest (you will not be able to view the tender documentation without registering an interest). 4. Go back to the main menu and navigate to the My Proposals and Quotes section of the site. 5. Select the opportunity from the list. Tender Documents for download are found in the Documents tab.

Timeline

2 Sept 2025 → 30 Mar 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
2 Sept 2025, 11:29 BST
Clarification questions by394 days ago
29 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
Submission deadline380 days ago
13 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
Award decision expected by337 days ago
25 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts337 days ago
26 Nov 2025
Assessment summaries sent318 days ago
15 Dec 2025
Standstill ends308 days ago
24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published212 days ago
30 Mar 2026, 13:43 BST

Notice history

7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Sept 2025

Tender notice published
2 Sept 2025, 11:29 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
5 Sept 2025, 09:14 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
5 Sept 2025, 09:15 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
15 Dec 2025, 08:54 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
15 Dec 2025, 08:54 GMT
Contract signature expected
12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Procurement termination notice published
30 Mar 2026, 13:43 BST
UK12

Published amendments (2)

The link to the tender documents is incorrect. Updating the notice with the correct link with details of how to set up an account to access the opportunity

Routine re-releases (5)

2025-09: 2 releases · 2 Sept 2025, 5 Sept 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £158,0601 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Apex Group Fiduciary Services (UK) Limited19 Jan 2026 – 19 Jan 2030 · up to 19 Jan 2031Extensions: Optional 1 year extension	£158,060	10 Dec 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Apex Group Fiduciary Services (UK) Limited
Signed
date not published
Value
—
Period
… – 26 Nov 2029
Status
cancelled (17 Mar 2026)

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Apex Group Fiduciary Services (UK) LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDQD-7655-JVRQ 4th Floor 140 Aldersgate Street, London, London, EC1A 4HYContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender30 Mar 2026, 13:43 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender15 Dec 2025, 08:54 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender5 Sept 2025, 09:15 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender5 Sept 2025, 09:14 BST
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