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Published 30 Jun 2025, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI--4977 CMIC Midstream Review

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£125,000£150,000 inc. VAT2% below final estimate

Submissions closed 12 Aug 2025awarded 10 Sept 2025

Awarded to RAND COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY2 awards

Contract term 5 moends 28 Feb 2026 · up to 27 Mar 2026 with extensions · starts 6 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

An economic analysis of midstream manufacturing in

the European Union defence and aerospace sectors and

opportunities for a more circular economy in the UK

CPV: Economic research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 moSMEPublished value£125,000

Contract period: 6 Oct 2025 – 28 Feb 2026 (5 mo) · up to 27 Mar 2026 with extensionsValue: £125,000 exc. VAT · £150,000 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: UKRI may extend this Contract for a period of up to four weeks by giving not less than two weeks’ notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date.

79311400 Economic research 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: 90%Price: 10%

Published sub-criteria (8)

Project Planning & Management: 10%
Team’s Expertise and Experience: 16%
EU Knowledge: 18%
Defence & Aerospace Sector Knowledge: 16%
Circular Economy Knowledge: 20%
Stakeholder Engagement Strategy: 5%
Risk Mitigation Strategies: 5%
Price Schedule (Appendix B): 10%

Published award criteria (8)

Price Schedule (Appendix B)
Project Planning & Management
Team’s Expertise and Experience
EU Knowledge
Defence & Aerospace Sector Knowledge
Circular Economy Knowledge
Stakeholder Engagement Strategy
Risk Mitigation Strategies

What this means for your bid

Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 30 Jun 2025, 14:05 BST
Last source update: 2 Apr 2026, 12:01 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 4 Sept 2025
Authority reference: UKRI-4977
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-036125
Latest notice: Contract termination notice (UK11)
Classification (CPV): Economic research services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0555f1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Submission deadline: 12 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

.delta.com ↗

Timeline

30 Jun 2025 → 2 Apr 2026 · 7 dates

Tender notice published
30 Jun 2025, 14:05 BST
Submission deadline
12 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
Award decision expected by
4 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent
10 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends
19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts386 days ago
6 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published208 days ago
2 Apr 2026, 12:01 BST

Notice history

7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jun 2025

Tender notice published
30 Jun 2025, 14:05 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
14 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
10 Sept 2025, 12:27 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
10 Sept 2025, 12:27 BST
Contract signature expected
24 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
7 Oct 2025, 11:37 BST
UK7
Contract termination notice published
2 Apr 2026, 12:01 BST
UK11

Routine re-releases (5)

2025-07: 1 release · 14 Jul 2025
2025-06: 1 release · 30 Jun 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £122,4701 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 97 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
RAND COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANYUKRI-49776 Oct 2025 – 28 Feb 2026 · up to 28 Mar 2026Extensions: UKRI may extend this Contract for a period of up to up to four weeks by giving not less than two weeks’ notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date	£122,470same award published again · counted once	10 Sept 2025standstill to 19 Sept 2025	Standstill
RAND COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY	£122,470 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI-4977 An economic analysis of midstream manufacturing in the European Union · RAND COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
Signed
3 Oct 2025
Value
£122,470
Period
6 Oct 2025 – 28 Feb 2026 · up to 28 Mar 2026 with extensions
Status
terminated
Extensions
UKRI may extend this Contract for a period of up to up to four weeks by giving not less than two weeks’ notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date
Final value
£169,998
Termination
contractCompleted

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
9final-stage tenders	7	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 name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

RAND COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANYAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PBGY-6989-PZPD Eastbrook, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, East of England, CB2 8BFContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract termination notice contractContract termination noticeUK11Contract termination notice on Find a Tender2 Apr 2026, 12:01 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender7 Oct 2025, 11:37 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender10 Sept 2025, 12:27 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender14 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender30 Jun 2025, 14:05 BST