AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Shared Business Services Limited has awarded an impact evaluation of EPSRC’s doctoral investment portfolio to LONDON ECONOMICS LIMITED. The evaluation concerns EPSRC investments in doctoral education made between 2013 and 2024.
Published outcomeOne active award, valued at £110,360, was published following a mini-competition under the RM6126 Research & Insights DPS.
Market significanceThis is a specialist public-sector research and evaluation engagement in the research and development consultancy market.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LONDON ECONOMICS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-37411252-0164-4028-82d7-7dcfc41258aa-1 · 110360 GBP · verified; active award
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The award names London Economics Limited as supplier and gives a value of GBP 110,360. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 04083204 to LONDON ECONOMICS LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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The published document is titled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award OCDS record status is “active”.
Award decision date
97% confidence1 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-01.
Published date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-13T09:54:54+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence5 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod specify these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£110,360
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The single award value is amount 110360, currency GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAllocated to the single published award and supplier
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One award is published and it names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
99% confidence9 September 2026, 11:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-09T11:00:00+01:00.
Award date
97% confidence1 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-01.
Contract start
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-05.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2027-03-31T23:59:59.
Notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-13.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceIndependent evaluation of the impact of EPSRC investments in doctoral education made between 2013 and 2024
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The notice description states EPSRC intends to commission an independent, robust and evidence-based assessment of the impact of these investments.
Category
99% confidenceResearch and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000)
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Primary classification is CPV 73000000.
Delivery location
92% confidenceSN2 1FF
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Tender item delivery address postal code is SN2 1FF.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is “selective”.
Route to market
99% confidenceMini-competition under the RM6126 Research & Insights Dynamic Purchasing System
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The notice states the procurement is concluded following a mini competition under RM6126; procurementMethodDetails states call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
SME suitability
96% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability records sme: true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidenceApproximately six months, from 5 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Published contract period dates run from 2026-10-05 to 2027-03-31.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
99% confidenceThe buyer used a pre-established research and insights DPS rather than an open competition.
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Published procurementMethodDetails states call-off from a dynamic purchasing system, and the notice describes a mini-competition under RM6126.
Demand signal
97% confidenceThe award indicates demand for independent, evidence-based evaluation of doctoral education investment impacts.
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This is the stated requirement in the award notice.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and supplier evidence
98% confidenceHigh-quality published award data
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The notice provides one active award, a named supplier, value, dates, procedure and a Companies House identifier verified by company number.
Unpublished competition detail
99% confidenceBidder count, evaluation methodology, scoring and tender prices are not supplied.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Unpublished contract detail
99% confidenceDetailed deliverables, milestones, payment structure and extension terms are not supplied.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not publish bidder numbers, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale or price breakdowns.
- No lot structure or individual lot description is published.
- Extensions, options, renewal provisions and any follow-on procurement plan are not published.
- The published record does not provide detailed deliverables, milestones, service levels or payment terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
EPSRC doctoral investment portfolio evaluationLONDON ECONOMICS LIMITEDUK Shared Business ServicesRM6126 Research and Insights DPSresearch evaluation contractpublic procurement award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the EPSRC doctoral investment portfolio evaluation contract?
LONDON ECONOMICS LIMITED won the published award.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £110,360.
When does the published contract period run?
The published period runs from 5 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
How was the supplier selected?
The notice states that the procurement followed a mini-competition under the RM6126 Research & Insights Dynamic Purchasing System.
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