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PS26187 - Research Security Due Diligence and Risk Assessment Tools: Strategic Market and User Research
Published Today
2 Nov 2026
Closed 25 Sep 2026
- Primary CPV
-
73000000 *
Research and development services and related consultancy services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Swindon, South West
- Value
- £150,000
- Contract
-
5 months Duration
26/10/2026 31/03/2027
- Contract Types
-
73 *Research & development servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Yes
Publisher Address
Polaris House, Swindon, SN2 1FF, England · UKK14
Contact
Kallista Thomas
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
DSIT
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
73000000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: tender_545228/1624110
***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****
This procurement is being concluded following a competitive tinder against the RM6126 - Research & Insights DPS.
The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) is seeking to understand the current landscape of research security due diligence and risk assessment tools, services and methodologies available to UK research organisations, how they are used in practice, and where capability gaps remain.
Full CPV breakdown
- 73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services (primary)
Notice details
- Competition
- Framework or DPS call-off (only suppliers already on the framework)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
- Main category
- Services
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Award date
- 22 Oct 2026
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes
- Suitable for VCSEs
- No
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 02 Nov 2026 11:23
- Deadline
- 25 Sep 2026 14:00
- OCID
- ocds-b5fd17-77114869-c6e1-42e6-9302-562601a9bac8
- Notice ID
- tender_545228/1624110
Organisations on this notice
Economic Research Services Limited
Supplier Large
172 Chester Rd, Helsby, Cheshire, WA6 0AR, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
Full notice record
49 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Tender
| Title | PS26187 - Research Security Due Diligence and Risk Assessment Tools: Strategic Market and User Research |
| Description | ***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a competitive tinder against the RM6126 - Research & Insights DPS. The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) is seeking to understand the current landscape of research security due diligence and risk assessment tools, services and methodologies available to UK research organisations, how they are used in practice, and where capability gaps remain. |
| Status | complete |
| CPV › Description | Research and development services and related consultancy services |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Country | British Oversea Territories |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Country | Channel Islands |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 3 › Country | Europe |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 4 › Country | Isle of Man |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 5 › Country | Rest of the World |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 6 › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value | £150,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | selective |
| Procedure | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Bidding period › End | 25 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period › Start | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2027 |
| Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Suitable for › VCSEs | No |
| Category | services |
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | DSIT |
| Party 1 › Identifier › Legal Name | DSIT |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Polaris House |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Swindon |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | SN2 1FF |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | England |
| Party 1 › Contact › Name | Kallista Thomas |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | professional.services@uksbs.co.uk |
| Party 1 › Link | https://www.uksbs.co.uk/pages/default.aspx |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 2 › Name | Economic Research Services Limited |
| Party 2 › Identifier › Legal Name | Economic Research Services Limited |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 172 Chester Rd, Helsby, Cheshire, WA6 0AR, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
Buyer
| Name | DSIT |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Date | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Published | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Value › Value | £139,808 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Supplier › Name | Economic Research Services Limited |
| Contract period › Start | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2027 |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder |
| Document › Link | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3c2e77b4-84b7-4324-b... |
| Document › Published | 2 Nov 2026 |