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PS25226 - Research into appraisal methods for R&D spending

ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZ · published 16 Dec 2025. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

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Contracts Finder release ID554e0ac4-f1ca-48da-b111-9ad84db7a1c6-876150
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-423354cb-0271-4dbb-bb53-7a13d1918602
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-328793
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£207,294
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Tender value
Not disclosed
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Procurement method
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Category
services
CPV
73000000
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery
British Oversea Territories
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

***** 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

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release16 Dec 2025
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published18 Nov 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published16 Dec 2025
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Mar 2026
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SQW Limited

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Published 16 Dec 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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