Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-5129 Forming Markets for Resource Efficiency Innovation
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£325,000£390,000 inc. VAT8.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 22 Sept 2025awarded 29 Sept 2025
Awarded to Environmental Resources Management Limited
Contract term 6 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 13 Oct 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInnovate UK and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) have awarded a contract for the research and analysis that will identify interventions that support the timely creation of functioning markets for the scaling of low-carbon, resource-efficient materials, products and circular business models.
- No preliminary market engagement: Not applicable
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£325,000
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
Published sub-criteria (2)
- QUALITY: 80%
- COST: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- QUALITY
- COST
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- 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
- 21 Aug 2025, 11:25 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2026, 13:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
UKRI-5129- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050460- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058bf5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: UKRI eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 22 Sept 2025, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Sept 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
21 Aug 2025 → 14 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published21 Aug 2025, 11:25 BST
- Clarification questions by15 Sept 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission deadline22 Sept 2025, 10:00 BST
- Award decision expected by396 days ago26 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent394 days ago29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends384 days ago8 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts380 days ago13 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published105 days ago14 Jul 2026, 13:45 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2025- Tender notice published21 Aug 2025, 11:25 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published29 Sept 2025, 16:04 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 Sept 2025, 16:04 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published14 Oct 2025, 15:07 BSTUK7
- Contract termination notice published14 Jul 2026, 13:45 BSTUK11
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-08: 1 release · 21 Aug 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £298,7541 award exc. VAT
Bids received 126 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Oct 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Resources Management Limited13 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 | £298,754 | 29 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-5129 Forming Markets for Resource Efficiency Innovation · Environmental Resources Management Limited
- Signed
- 13 Oct 2025
- Value
- £298,754
- Period
- 14 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- terminated
- Final value
- £295,607
- Termination
- contractCompleted
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Environmental Resource Management LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender