Scope
Description
This contract is to support the ongoing maturity and effectiveness of SAGE by exercising key functions against a simulated complex emergency scenario. Emergency scientific advice that is produced at SAGE meetings feeds directly into Cabinet Office's COBR response function as their primary customer. Given that UKRA is an extension of Cabinet Office, and operated by Serco, direct award is considered as the most appropriate commercial route to ensure crisis response protocols are standard and aligned, as such the following sections of the 2023 Procurement Act apply: Section 41, Schedule 5, Paragraph 5 - Single Supplier and Section 41 and Schedule 5, Paragraph 7 - Additional or repeat goods, services or works.
Contract 1. SAGE Resilience Exercise
Supplier
Contract value
- £80,900 excluding VAT
- £97,080 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Award decision date
6 November 2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed
19 November 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 19 November 2025 to 30 June 2026
- Possible extension to 30 September 2026
- 10 months, 12 days
Description of possible extension:
There is a 3 month, non-costed extension to allow flexibility to the timeline for delivery.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 80500000 - Training services
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
Supplier
Serco Limited
16 Bartley Wood Business Park, Bartley Way, Hook, Hampshire
Hampshire
RG27 9XB
United Kingdom
Email: generalenquiries@serco.com
Region: UKJ37 - North Hampshire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. SAGE Resilience Exercise
Contracting authority
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVWZ-3216-PVQL
22 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2EG
United Kingdom
Contact name: SIG Commercial
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - central government