UKRI-5611 - Service Review

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South West (UKK14)

Awarded value£116,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 8 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI-5611 Service review carried out on behalf of UKRI using the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Framework Agreement RM6309

CPV: Business and management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South West · Swindon

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Jan 2026, 14:48 GMT
Last source update: 14 Jan 2026, 14:48 GMT
Authority reference: UKRI-5611
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-003158
Classification (CPV): Business and management consultancy services
Delivery area: South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0605cf Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct Award

Publisher note: The contract has been awarded using the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Management Consultancy Framework Agreement (RM6309)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £116,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 8 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP	£116,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 003158-2026-1 · PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Signed
8 Jan 2026
Value
£116,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch 14697629 Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Pricewaterhousecoopers LLCAwarded supplierOC303525 1 Embankment Pl, London, London, WC2N 6RH

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.