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Supporting regional ecosystems and entrepreneurship

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:39.

Opportunity overview

This programme will focus on supporting digital and tech companies outside of London and is intended to complement existing efforts across the department to drive regional economic growth. Funding is for one year only as the department develops its longer-term approach through the Industrial Strategy and 2025 Spending Review.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

North East Business and Innovation Centre

Match pending…
Published award value
£800k
Awarded
7 Jun 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PPBB-8922-DLNQ
Location
Sunderland, UKC23, SR5 2TA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot 1£800k

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
PRJ_5268
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
30 May 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
26 May 2025, 10:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
30 Apr 2025, 23:59

Enquiry period

Ends
7 May 2025, 10:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
800,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,000,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Weighting Description
90%

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
as detailed in ITT

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
9 Jun 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
4 Nov 2026, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
017762-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
29 Apr 2025, 17:44

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
013016-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
4 Apr 2025, 11:02

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
25 Apr 2025, 23:59
Description
TBA if sufficient interest is declared -

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVWZ-3216-PVQL
Name
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1A 2EG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
22 Whitehall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PVWZ-3216-PVQL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PPBB-8922-DLNQ
Name
North East Business and Innovation Centre

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKC23
Country
GB
Locality
Sunderland
Postal Code
SR5 2TA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Enterprise Park East Sunderland

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
PPBB-8922-DLNQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
8 Jun 2025, 00:00
Title
Regional Tech Booster
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
13 Jun 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Value

Amount
800,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,000,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
038222-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
8 Jul 2025, 12:48

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPBB-8922-DLNQ
Name
North East Business and Innovation Centre

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
22 Jul 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
23 Jul 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
18 Jul 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1A 2EG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04fd24-2025-07-08T12:48:20+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·