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PS26164 - Business Interviews for Innovative Scale-ups

DSIT · Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

Tender information last checkedLast checked 28 Sept 2026, 15:27.

Opportunity overview

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the GCA RM6126 Research & Insights DPS Brief Description of Requirement Business interviews to understand business decisions of innovative (DSIT sector) scale-ups. The project will focus on how businesses make decisions when scaling up relating to - funding, talent, management, location

Awarded to

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SQW Limited

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£149.6k
Awarded
15 Sept 2026
Award ID
ocds-b5fd17-b58e73ca-82b5-4dc5-9e89-3606c1de4071-1
Status
active

Classification

  • CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
tender_533684/1614786
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Main Procurement Category
services

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
73000000
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Tender Period

Ends
27 Jul 2026, 14:00

Contract period

Starts
28 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Country Name
British Oversea Territories
Entry 2
Country Name
Channel Islands
Entry 3
Country Name
Europe
Entry 4
Country Name
Isle of Man
Entry 5
Country Name
Rest of the World
Entry 6
Country Name
United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-CFS-273349
Name
DSIT

Identifier

Legal Name
DSIT

Address

Street Address
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Locality
Swindon
Postal Code
SN2 1FF
Country Name
England

Contact

Roles

buyer
Organisation 2
Id
GB-CFS-338704
Name
SQW Limited

Identifier

Legal Name
SQW Limited

Address

Street Address
OXFORD CENTRE FOR INNOVATION, BLUE BOAR COURT, OXFORD, OX1 4EH

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1
Id
ocds-b5fd17-b58e73ca-82b5-4dc5-9e89-3606c1de4071-1
Status
active
Date
16 Sept 2026, 00:00
Published
28 Sept 2026, 13:58

Value

Amount
149,557
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-CFS-338704
Name
SQW Limited

Contract period

Starts
28 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1
Id
1
Document Type
awardNotice
Description
Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Published
28 Sept 2026, 13:58
Format
text/html
Language
en

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Swindon · SN2 1FF · England
  • Delivery location · British Oversea Territories
  • Delivery location · Channel Islands
  • Delivery location · Europe
  • Delivery location · Isle of Man
  • Delivery location · Rest of the World
  • Delivery location · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 4cba1c88-57c0-4a4a-938b-b7b072fb723d-915700Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ·