AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Research and Innovation awarded Fundinghero Ltd a contract for investment readiness training sessions following a below-threshold limited competition. The contract was signed on 12 October 2026 and runs from 15 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract were recorded for Fundinghero Ltd (company number 13866628).
Market significanceThis is a small, defined training-services engagement with a published gross contract value of £48,918.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FUNDINGHERO LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £48,918 gross; £40,765 net GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names FUNDINGHERO LTD as supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, records GBP 48,918 amountGross and GBP 40,765 amount.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender record has status "complete"; lot 1 also has status "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-12.
Contract start
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-15.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value (gross)
99% confidence£48,918
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 48918 GBP.
Published contract value (net)
99% confidence£40,765
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Contract 1 value.amount is 40765 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract details notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The Find a Tender contract details notice was published at 2026-10-15T14:02:22+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-12.
Contract term
99% confidence15 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-10-15 and endDate 2027-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceInvestment readiness training sessions
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The notice description states that UK Research & Innovation requires Investment Readiness Training Sessions.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 identifies the main procurement category as services.
CPV classification
99% confidence80500000 — Training services
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The awarded item carries CPV 80500000, described as Training services.
Delivery geography
96% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The awarded item lists a delivery address in region UK, country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition
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The tender record specifies procurementMethod "limited" and procurementMethodDetails "Below threshold - limited competition".
Competition context
99% confidenceLimited competition exercise
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The published description says the procurement is being concluded following a limited competition procurement exercise.
Bidder count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract reference
99% confidenceCSP26841
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Contract 1 title is CSP26841.
Term
99% confidence15 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period gives these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
98% confidenceShort-term training-services contract
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The scope is investment readiness training sessions and the stated term runs from 15 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe published £48,918 gross value applies to contract 1 linked to award 1; no separate lot-level pricing breakdown is published.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and records the gross and net values, while lot 1 has no value in the supplied data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice type
99% confidencePost-award contract details notice, not a call for competition
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The description explicitly states that this is a contract details notice and not a call for competition.
Unpublished competition detail
99% confidenceBid count, bidder identities beyond the awarded supplier, evaluation, scoring and award rationale are not supplied.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
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The supplied lot record contains only ID 1 and status complete; its title, description and value fields are null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, bids received, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, renewal or option terms are published; the re-procurement horizon is only an estimate derived from the contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UK Research and InnovationUKRIFundinghero LtdFUNDINGHERO LTDinvestment readiness trainingtraining servicesCSP26841public procurement contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the UKRI Investment Readiness Training contract?
FUNDINGHERO LTD, company number 13866628, is the named supplier for award 1.
What is the value of the contract?
The published contract value is £48,918 gross (£40,765 net), in GBP.
When does the contract run?
The published term runs from 15 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. It was signed on 12 October 2026.
What procurement procedure was used?
The notice describes a below-threshold limited competition procurement exercise.
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