Published date: 22 January 2026

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 23 December 2025, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £60,000

Procurement reference

tender_513149/1547196

Published date

22 January 2026

Closing date

23 December 2025

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

22 January 2026

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****

This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the Crown Commercial Services RM6126 Research & Insights DPS

Brief Description of Requirement
Project Overview: DSIT's Advanced Materials team are seeking to commission a value chain analysis for Graphene/2-d materials to provide insights into where current national strengths lie, and where future opportunities for growth/sovereignty can be exploited as the Graphene industry reaches maturity. Furthermore, we know from a National Security perspective, disruption and/or coercion regarding critical inputs could undermine national growth and technological progress. Conducting value-chain analysis will both reveal growth levers and potential vulnerabilities, allowing UK HMG to act accordingly. More broadly, the primary output of this work will enable DSIT to produce data-driven, executable policy recommendations that foster secure resilient growth in this IS8 frontier industry.
Having a Value-Chain mapped for Graphene will broadly enable HMG to:
o Maintaining material leadership will reinforce the UK's global reputation in graphene related ventures and support broader R&D, commercial, and innovative ecosystems.
o Securing domestic capability will reduce reliance on foreign supply chains and serve to enhance national sovereignty ambitions.
o Providing support for UK businesses to integrate graphene into critical growth sectors, driving forward national productivity and competitiveness.
Expected outcome:
To utilise the value-chain to conduct further analysis around Own Collaborate Access (OCA). The Value Chain will tell HMG where critical activities are, and the OCA will reveal how to secure capabilities for such activities. Thus, commissioning/outsourcing the work of producing a value-chain will jumpstart this piece towards demystifying strategic areas for the UK to exploit, against a backdrop where the graphene industry is accelerating into its maturity. I also hope more broadly that this 'analytical framework' will be easily transferable in conducting future analysis on other IS8 frontier sectors.

Award information

Awarded date

16 January 2026

Contract start date

22 January 2026

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Total value of contract

£58,987.50

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

CARBON LIMITING TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Address

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Email

professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk