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Provision of External Impact Evaluation Services

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26 Oct 2026

HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT

Primary CPV: 73000000 *
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Location: 🇬🇧 Birmingham, West Midlands
Value: £310,000
Contract: 7 months Duration
28/09/2026 30/04/2027
Contract Types: 73 *Research & development services
Full CPV Breakdown
SME suitable: Not stated

Publisher Address

Icentrum, Birmingham, B7 4BP, United Kingdom · UKG31

Contact

HVMCatapult@muckle-llp.com

Award Criteria

Not specified

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Reference: HVMC/EVAL/2026/01

Innovate UK, as the funder, requires an independent evaluation of HVM Catapult's core grant-funded activities, covering four strategic priority areas. An early findings report is due by 18 December 2026, with the final evaluation due in March 2027.

Awarded to

SQW LIMITED

Full CPV breakdown

73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type: Other public body
Competition: Open competition (any supplier can bid)
Contract type: Services
Winning supplier: SME
Procurement method: Open procedure
Main category: Services
Legal basis: UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status: Complete
Award status: Active
Language: EN
Published: 26 Oct 2026 11:45
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d41b
Notice ID: HVMC/EVAL/2026/01

Organisations on this notice

SQW LIMITED

Supplier SME

SQW, Oxford Centre for Innovation, Blue Boar Court, 9 Alfred Street, Oxford, OX1 4EH, United Kingdom

ccstenders@sqw.co.uk

www.sqw.co.uk

GB-COH 01701564

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Organisations

Party 1 › Name	HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT
Party 1 › Address › Street	Icentrum
Party 1 › Address › Town / city	Birmingham
Party 1 › Address › Postcode	B7 4BP
Party 1 › Address › Country	GB
Party 1 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKG31
Party 1 › Contact › Email	HVMCatapult@muckle-llp.com
Party 1 › Role	buyer
Party 1 › Classification › Description	Public undertaking
Party 2 › Name	SQW LIMITED
Party 2 › Address › Street	SQW, Oxford Centre for Innovation, Blue Boar Court, 9 Alfred Street
Party 2 › Address › Town / city	Oxford
Party 2 › Address › Postcode	OX1 4EH
Party 2 › Address › Country	GB
Party 2 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKJ14
Party 2 › Contact › Email	ccstenders@sqw.co.uk
Party 2 › Role	supplier
Party 2 › Link	http://www.sqw.co.uk
Party 2 › Business size	sme
Party 2 › VCSEs	No
Party 2 › Public service mission organisation	No
Party 2 › Sheltered workshop	No

Buyer

Name	HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT

Tender

Title	Provision of External Impact Evaluation Services
Description	Innovate UK, as the funder, requires an independent evaluation of HVM Catapult's core grant-funded activities, covering four strategic priority areas. An early findings report is due by 18 December 2026, with the final evaluation due in March 2027.
Status	complete
Procedure type	open
Procedure	Open procedure
Lot › Status	complete
Document › Document type	Conflict of interest
Document › Description	Not published

Awards

Status	active
Category	services
Supplier › Name	SQW LIMITED
Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description	Research and development services and related consultancy services
Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description	Economic research services
Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS)	UK
Item › Delivery › Country	GB
Item › Delivery › Country	United Kingdom

Contracts

Status	active
Contract period › Start	28 Sep 2026
Contract period › End	30 Apr 2027
Contract period › Can be extended to	31 Mar 2028
Can be renewed	Yes
Renewal › Description	Possible extension to 31 March 2028. Option for HVM Catapult to extend the contract by up to one year, on not less than three months' written notice given prior to expiry of the initial term.
Has options	Yes
Options › Description	Possible extension to 31 March 2028. Option for HVM Catapult to extend the contract by up to one year, on not less than three months' written notice given prior to expiry of the initial term.
Value › Value incl. VAT	£372,000
Value › Value	£310,000
Value › Currency	GBP
Above threshold	Yes
Signed	28 Sep 2026
No Agreed Metrics Rationale	Performance under this contract is managed through a milestone based payment structure. Delivery and quality are assessed against those milestones and the specification which HVM Catapult considers a more appropriate mechanism than KPIs for a contract of this nature and value.
Document › Document type	Contract notice
Document › Description	Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document › Link	https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100935-2026
Document › Published	26 Oct 2026

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