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Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-5414 GFS Discovery Requirement - Fusion Advantage
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has awarded a contract for the provision of user-centred design services. The supplier will undertake user research and high-level service design activities to investigate and document the current “as is” post-award management processes.
The purpose of the work is to understand the challenges, scale, and scope associated with the development of a potential new post-award management service. The outputs will inform future service design and delivery decisions.
The supplier’s team will work under the direction of a UKRI Delivery Manager, who will provide oversight, introductions to relevant stakeholders, and guidance on appropriate contacts across the organisation.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 9 Jan 2026, 15:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Feb 2026, 09:44 GMT
- Authority reference
UKRI-5414- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016336- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06031cFind a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jan 2026- Contract details notice published9 Jan 2026, 15:38 GMTUK7
- Contract change notice published24 Feb 2026, 09:44 GMTUK10
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA International Computer Consultants Ltd | £77,200 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
UKRI-5414 GFS Discovery Requirement - Fusion Advantage · LA International Computer Consultants Ltd
- Signed
- 22 Dec 2025
- Value
- £77,200
- Period
- 24 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
- Change 24 Feb 2026 contract amendment published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LA International Computer Consultants LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender