Award

UKRI-4990 OutE Evaluator

  • UK Research & Innovation

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-048711

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0555ee (view related notices)

Published 14 August 2025, 12:05pm



Scope

Reference

UKRI-4990

Description

Provision of an evaluation support package to ensure the stage 1 applicant community for Opening up the Environment programme are provided with the required support to best deliver on the outcomes of the funding opportunity. This support package will be best delivered by a specialist external provider, due to skills, capacity, and resourcing within NERC.

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Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £123,925 excluding VAT
  • £148,710 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

13 August 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

14 August 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 26 August 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

29 August 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 2 September 2025 to 31 March 2028
  • 2 years, 6 months, 29 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80500000 - Training services

Contract locations

  • UKK14 - Swindon

Information about tenders

  • 3 tenders received
  • 3 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 3 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 2 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Supplier

Careers Research And Advisory Centre (CRAC) Limited (The)

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLZV-4275-JLTR

22 Signet Court,

Cambridge

CB5 8LA

United Kingdom

Contact name: Sales

Telephone: 01223448500

Email: enquiries@crac.org.uk

Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

UK Research & Innovation

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Polaris House, North Star Avenue

Swindon

SN2 1FL

United Kingdom

Contact name: NERC Procurement

Email: nercprocurement@ukri.org

Region: UKK14 - Swindon

Organisation type: Public authority - central government