Published date: 16 December 2025

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


Closing: 18 November 2025, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £225,000

Procurement reference

tender_503928/1539948

Published date

16 December 2025

Closing date

18 November 2025

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

16 December 2025

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 CCS RM6126 Research & Insights DPS

Brief Description of Requirement
This specification resource is for research into the appraisal methods for R&D projects, including case studies, that will support DSIT's ongoing activities to create R&D supplementary guidance. This will enable DSIT to deliver recommendation 4 of the David Willetts review into business cases, which recommends producing supplementary guidance for the Green Book to support assessment of science and technology business cases

Award information

Awarded date

9 December 2025

Contract start date

16 December 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Total value of contract

£207,294

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

SQW Limited

Address

Oxford Centre for Innovation, Blue Boar Court, 9 Alfred Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4EH, 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 1LF
England

Email

professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk