Award

UKRI-5371 CREST Award scheme

  • UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-008891

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-061412 (view related notices)

Published 2 February 2026, 12:01pm



Scope

Reference

C0818

Description

We seek to make a direct award to support the delivery of the CREST Awards through to the end of September 2026


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £1,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £1,200,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

13 February 2026

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 13 February 2026 to 30 September 2026
  • 7 months, 16 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

  • Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
  • Single supplier - technical reasons

Sch 5 para 4

(a)due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and

(b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or work


Supplier

British Science Association

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBPR-1971-VLWT

Wellcome Wolfson building, 165 Queen's gate, London,

London

SW7 5HD

United Kingdom

Region: UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Polaris House

Swindon, Wiltshire

SN2 1FL

United Kingdom

Contact name: Corporate Procurement

Email: corporateprocurement@ukri.org

Website: https://www.ukri.org/

Region: UKK14 - Swindon

Organisation type: Public authority - central government