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 is recorded as active from 15 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award, covering lot 1, is recorded for FUNDINGHERO LTD. The published contract value is £40,765 excluding VAT (£48,918 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier training-services award by a central government public authority, procured through a below-threshold limited competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FUNDINGHERO LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £40,765 excluding VAT; £48,918 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 identifies supplier GB-COH-13866628 as FUNDINGHERO LTD and relates to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, records GBP 40,765 net and GBP 48,918 gross. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 13866628.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice type and contract document description state “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete; award and contract recorded as active
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Tender status is “complete”; award 1 and contract 1 both have status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 12 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-12.
Contract period
99% confidence15 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-15 and endDate is 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£40,765
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Contract 1 value amount is 40765 GBP; the same object records amountGross separately.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£48,918
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Contract 1 value amountGross is 48918 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-12.
Contract start
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-15.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The process and contract document show publication at 2026-10-15T14:07:49+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceInvestment readiness training sessions
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The published description states that UK Research & Innovation require Investment Readiness Training Sessions.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “services”.
CPV classification
99% confidence80500000 — Training services
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Award item 1 lists CPV 80500000 with description “Training services”.
Delivery geography
98% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item 1 delivery address specifies region UK and country GB.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or description supplied
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Tender and award data reference lot 1; the supplied lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition
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Tender procurementMethod is “limited” and procurementMethodDetails is “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Competition context
98% confidenceThe notice says the procurement was concluded following a limited competition exercise
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Published description states: “This procurement is being concluded following a limited competition procurement exercise.”
Call for competition
99% confidenceNot a call for competition
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Published description explicitly states “THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION”.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is “active”.
Term
98% confidenceApproximately 5.5 months
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Published contract period runs from 15 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false, consistent with the published procedure details.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supplier opportunity profile
97% confidenceA single-supplier, below-threshold training-services engagement with a published net value of £40,765.
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One supplier is listed on award 1; the procedure is below-threshold limited competition; contract 1 records £40,765 excluding VAT.
Route-to-market implication
98% confidenceThe recorded limited-competition route means the notice does not evidence an open tender opportunity for this requirement.
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The procedure is identified as “Below threshold - limited competition”, and the notice explicitly says it is not a call for competition.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified
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Supplier verification completed using Companies House number 13866628, with verified company name FUNDINGHERO LTD.
Published value allocation
98% confidenceContract value is linked to the sole award and supplier
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Contract 1 links to award 1, which lists only FUNDINGHERO LTD; contract 1 contains the published value.
Lot detail completeness
99% confidenceLot title, description and individual lot value were not supplied
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Lot 1 is identified but its supplied title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceBid count, bidder identities, scores and award rationale were not supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is supplied.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: number of invited or received bids, bidder identities, 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 supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
FUNDINGHERO LTDUK Research and InnovationUKRIinvestment readiness trainingtraining servicesCSP26842public procurement contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the UKRI Investment Readiness Training contract?
FUNDINGHERO LTD, verified against Companies House number 13866628, is the supplier named on the active award.
What is the value of the CSP26842 contract?
The published contract value is £40,765 excluding VAT and £48,918 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 15 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
What procedure was used?
The notice records a below-threshold limited competition procurement exercise.
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