Bioeconomy/Engineering Biology Expert Consultancy

Tender information last checkedLast checked 28 Sept 2026, 14:51.

Opportunity overview

CPI requires access to a pool of specialist consultants, to complement its own internal knowledge and experience related to the strategic development of the UK’s Bioeconomy/Engineering Biology capabilities in support of the UK Government’s Modern Industrial Strategy and its Plan for Change missions. The Industrial Strategy highlights Engineering Biology (EB) as a Frontier Technology focus area for the UK. EB, and the Bioeconomy more broadly, directly supports five of the eight Industrial Strategy Priority sectors – Advanced Manufacturing, Clean Energy Industries, Defence, Life Sciences and Digital and Technologies. CPI works with the UK Government, partners and stakeholder in the development of business cases and strategic proposals to help address national opportunities in these areas and is seeking to establish a procurement framework which enables it to flexibly and responsively bring in specialist input external to the organisation to assist with these activities.

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.

BioConsulting International Ltd

Matched by number

Shared published award value: £105k
Awarded: 24 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH BR026776
Location: London, UKI33, SW5 9TU, United Kingdom

IfM Engage Ltd

Matched by number

Shared published award value: £105k
Awarded: 24 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 03486934
Location: Cambridge, UKH12, CB3 0FS, United Kingdom

Optimat

Matched by number

Shared published award value: £105k
Awarded: 24 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH SC141727
Location: Glasgow, UKM82, G2 1PP, United Kingdom

Perspective Economics Limited

Matched by number

Shared published award value: £105k
Awarded: 24 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH NI649980
Location: Belfast, UKN06, BT1 5HB, United Kingdom

Urban Foresight Limited

Matched by number

Shared published award value: £105k
Awarded: 24 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 07705420
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, UKC22, NE4 5TG, United Kingdom

BioConsulting International Ltd

Matched by number

Shared published award value: £90k
Awarded: 24 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID: 2
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH BR026776
Location: London, UKI33, SW5 9TU, United Kingdom

Britest Limited

Matched by number

Shared published award value: £90k
Awarded: 24 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID: 2
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 04185316
Location: London, UKI31, EC2V 7AW, United Kingdom

NNFCC Limited

Matched by number

Shared published award value: £90k
Awarded: 24 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID: 2
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 11687319
Location: York, UKE21, YO10 5NY, United Kingdom

Optimat

Matched by number

Shared published award value: £90k
Awarded: 24 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID: 2
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH SC141727
Location: Glasgow, UKM82, G2 1PP, United Kingdom

Urban Foresight Limited

Matched by number

Shared published award value: £90k
Awarded: 24 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID: 2
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 07705420
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, UKC22, NE4 5TG, United Kingdom

BioConsulting International Ltd

Matched by number

Shared published award value: £80k
Awarded: 24 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID: 3
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH BR026776
Location: London, UKI33, SW5 9TU, United Kingdom

CCTech Ltd

Matched by number

Shared published award value: £80k
Awarded: 24 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID: 3
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 08262793
Location: Cambridge, UKH12, CB4 0WS, United Kingdom

TransitionHERO B.V.

No match

Shared published award value: £80k
Awarded: 24 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID: 3
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-PPON PVWX-5157-GWZV
Location: Rotterdam, NL, 3012 CN, Netherlands

Camrosh Limited

Matched by number

Shared published award value: £75k
Awarded: 24 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID: 4
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 09197968
Location: Cambridge, UKH12, CB4 0WS, United Kingdom

ForgeFront Ltd.

Matched by number

Shared published award value: £75k
Awarded: 24 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID: 4
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 14487783
Location: Altrincham, UKD34, WA144RW, United Kingdom

IfM Engage Ltd

Matched by number

Shared published award value: £75k
Awarded: 24 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID: 4
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 03486934
Location: Cambridge, UKH12, CB3 0FS, United Kingdom

NNFCC Limited

Matched by number

Shared published award value: £75k
Awarded: 24 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID: 4
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 11687319
Location: York, UKE21, YO10 5NY, United Kingdom

Urban Foresight Limited

Matched by number

Shared published award value: £75k
Awarded: 24 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 5 awarded suppliers
Award ID: 4
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 07705420
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, UKC22, NE4 5TG, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated
Lot 2Value not stated
Lot 3Value not stated
Lot 4Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: 3896
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement: Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Entry 2

Id: 2
Status: complete

Entry 3

Id: 3
Status: complete

Entry 4

Id: 4
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-05002194

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 05002194

Address

Street Address: Wilton Centre
Locality: Redcar
Postal Code: TS10 4RF
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKC12

Contact

Email: e-tendering@uk-cpi.com

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://uk-cpi.com ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicUndertaking
Description: Public undertaking

Organisation 2

Name: BioConsulting International Ltd
Id: GB-COH-BR026776

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: BR026776

Address

Street Address: Flat 1, 31 Penywern Road
Locality: London
Postal Code: SW5 9TU
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI33

Contact

Email: jeremy@bio.consulting

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Organisation 3

Name: IfM Engage Ltd
Id: GB-COH-03486934

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 03486934

Address

Street Address: 17 Charles Babbage Road
Locality: Cambridge
Postal Code: CB3 0FS
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKH12

Contact

Email: cl771@cam.ac.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Organisation 4

Name: Optimat
Id: GB-COH-SC141727

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: SC141727

Address

Street Address: 100 West George Street
Locality: Glasgow
Postal Code: G2 1PP
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKM82

Contact

Email: jolanta.beinarovica@optimat.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Organisation 5

Name: Perspective Economics Limited
Id: GB-COH-NI649980

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: NI649980

Address

Street Address: Pearl Assurance House, 1 Donegall Square East
Locality: Belfast
Postal Code: BT1 5HB
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKN06

Contact

Email: sd@perspectiveeconomics.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Organisation 6

Name: Urban Foresight Limited
Id: GB-COH-07705420

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 07705420

Address

Street Address: 3 Science Square, Newcastle Helix,
Locality: Newcastle upon Tyne
Postal Code: NE4 5TG
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKC22

Contact

Email: tenders@urbanforesight.org

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Organisation 7

Name: Britest Limited
Id: GB-COH-04185316

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 04185316

Address

Street Address: 125 Wood Street
Locality: London
Postal Code: EC2V 7AW
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI31

Contact

Email: k.m@britest.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Organisation 8

Name: NNFCC Limited
Id: GB-COH-11687319

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 11687319

Address

Street Address: Biocentre
Locality: York
Postal Code: YO10 5NY
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKE21

Contact

Email: a.higson@alderbioinsights.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Organisation 9

Name: CCTech Ltd
Id: GB-COH-08262793

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 08262793

Address

Street Address: St. John's Innovation Centre, Cowley Road
Locality: Cambridge
Postal Code: CB4 0WS
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKH12

Contact

Email: Heather.Nash@cctech.eu

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Organisation 10

Name: TransitionHERO B.V.
Id: GB-PPON-PVWX-5157-GWZV

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PVWX-5157-GWZV

Address

Street Address: Weena 690
Locality: Rotterdam
Postal Code: 3012 CN
Country: NL
Country Name: Netherlands
Region: NL

Contact

Email: rocio.villagranvargas@transitionhero.nl

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Organisation 11

Name: Camrosh Limited
Id: GB-COH-09197968

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 09197968

Address

Street Address: Cowley Road
Locality: Cambridge
Postal Code: CB4 0WS
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKH12

Contact

Email: lotfian@camrosh.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Organisation 12

Name: ForgeFront Ltd.
Id: GB-COH-14487783

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 14487783

Address

Street Address: Mansion House, Manchester Road
Locality: Altrincham
Postal Code: WA144RW
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKD34

Contact

Email: gavin.moore@forgefront.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: Bioeconomy/Engineering Biology Expert Consultancy - Lot 1 - Strategy & Economic Development
Status: pending
Date: 25 Sept 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 25 Sept 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

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

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKC12
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 126,000
Amount: 105,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-BR026776
Name: BioConsulting International Ltd

Supplier 2

Id: GB-COH-03486934
Name: IfM Engage Ltd

Supplier 3

Id: GB-COH-SC141727
Name: Optimat

Supplier 4

Id: GB-COH-NI649980
Name: Perspective Economics Limited

Supplier 5

Id: GB-COH-07705420
Name: Urban Foresight Limited

Standstill Period

Ends: 7 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 8 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 7 Oct 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 8 Oct 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description: 12 months at the discretion of the Authority.

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 091444-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091444-2026 ↗
Published: 28 Sept 2026, 13:43
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 8 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Award 2

Id: 2
Title: Bioeconomy/Engineering Biology Expert Consultancy - Lot 2 - Commercial, Supply Chain and Business Transformation
Status: pending
Date: 25 Sept 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 25 Sept 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 2
Related Lot: 2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

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

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKC12
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 108,000
Amount: 90,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-BR026776
Name: BioConsulting International Ltd

Supplier 2

Id: GB-COH-04185316
Name: Britest Limited

Supplier 3

Id: GB-COH-11687319
Name: NNFCC Limited

Supplier 4

Id: GB-COH-SC141727
Name: Optimat

Supplier 5

Id: GB-COH-07705420
Name: Urban Foresight Limited

Standstill Period

Ends: 7 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 8 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 7 Oct 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 7 Oct 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description: 12 month at the discretion of the Authority.

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 091444-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091444-2026 ↗
Published: 28 Sept 2026, 13:43
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 2
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 8 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Award 3

Id: 3
Title: Bioeconomy/Engineering Biology Expert Consultancy -Lot 3 - Technical, Infrastructure and Skills Delivery
Status: pending
Date: 25 Sept 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 25 Sept 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 3
Related Lot: 3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

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

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKC12
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 96,000
Amount: 80,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-BR026776
Name: BioConsulting International Ltd

Supplier 2

Id: GB-COH-08262793
Name: CCTech Ltd

Supplier 3

Id: GB-PPON-PVWX-5157-GWZV
Name: TransitionHERO B.V.

Standstill Period

Ends: 7 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 8 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 7 Oct 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 6 Oct 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description: 12 Months at the discretion of the Authority.

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 091444-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091444-2026 ↗
Published: 28 Sept 2026, 13:43
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 3
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 8 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Award 4

Id: 4
Title: Bioeconomy/Engineering Biology Expert Consultancy - Lot 4 - Policy & Legislation
Status: pending
Date: 25 Sept 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 25 Sept 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 4
Related Lot: 4

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

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

Value

Including VAT: 90,000
Amount: 75,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-09197968
Name: Camrosh Limited

Supplier 2

Id: GB-COH-14487783
Name: ForgeFront Ltd.

Supplier 3

Id: GB-COH-03486934
Name: IfM Engage Ltd

Supplier 4

Id: GB-COH-11687319
Name: NNFCC Limited

Supplier 5

Id: GB-COH-07705420
Name: Urban Foresight Limited

Standstill Period

Ends: 7 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 8 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 7 Oct 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 7 Oct 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description: 12 months at discretion of the Authority

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 091444-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091444-2026 ↗
Published: 28 Sept 2026, 13:43
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 4
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 8 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Redcar · UKC12 · TS10 4RF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS

060578-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 29 Jun 2026, 09:18
063290-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 6 Jul 2026, 15:46
091444-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 28 Sept 2026, 13:43