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Innovation Skills Framework Critical Friend

UK Research and Innovation · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 12:39.

Opportunity overview

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a limited competition procurement exercise. Innovate UK wishes to appoint a supplier to act as a critical friend and independent learning partner throughout the Innovation Skills Framework (ISF) pilot.

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.

Innovation Growth Lab at Nesta

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Contract value
£19.9k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
28 Oct 2025
Including VAT
£23.9k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
London, UKI31, EC4Y 0DS, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
PS25248
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDQJ-7126-JDHG
Name
UK Research and Innovation

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK14
Country
GB
Locality
Swindon
Postal Code
SN2 1FL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Polaris House, North Star Avenue

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PDQJ-7126-JDHG
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PMPN-7535-GNTG
Name
UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Role Details
Shared Service Provider

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint

Address

Region
UKK14
Country
GB
Locality
Swindon
Postal Code
SN2 1FF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Polaris House, North Star Avenue

Identifier

Id
PMPN-7535-GNTG
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-166562
Name
Innovation Growth Lab at Nesta

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC4Y 0DS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
58 Victoria Embankment

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

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

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-166562
Name
Innovation Growth Lab at Nesta

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
PS25248- Innovation Skills Framework Critical Friend
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
28 Oct 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
19,910
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
23,892

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
3 Nov 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
073840-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
14 Nov 2025, 10:26

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Swindon · UKK14 · SN2 1FL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05e11e-2025-11-14T10:26:43ZContract details notice on Find a Tender ·