Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-5405-IUK Real World Selfie & Offline Video Conferencing Set Up
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: London (UKI)South West (UKK14)
Awarded value£496,707published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 18 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Framestore ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Contract Award Notice of Real World Selfie & Offline Video Conferencing Set Up. The Contract was awarded following a negotiated procedure without prior publication.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- 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
- 18 Dec 2025, 08:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2026, 13:31 BST
- Authority reference
C0680- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066184- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f871Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The competition was absent due to the supplier having unique experience, intellectual property and technical knowledge.
Review and risk notes
- Risks
None
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
31 Dec 2025 → 14 Jul 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends301 days ago31 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published106 days ago14 Jul 2026, 13:31 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Dec 2025- Transparency notice published18 Dec 2025, 08:25 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published18 Dec 2025, 21:43 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published17 Mar 2026, 09:17 GMTUK7
- Contract termination notice published14 Jul 2026, 13:31 BSTUK11
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 18 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £496,7071 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Feb 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Framestore ltdSME6 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 | £496,707 | 18 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-5405-IUK Real World Selfie & Offline Video Conferencing Set Up · Framestore ltdSME
- Signed
- 17 Feb 2026
- Value
- £496,707
- Period
- 17 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- terminated
- Final value
- £496,707
- Termination
- contractCompleted
No agreed KPIs: Not required
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Framestore ltdAwarded 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
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender