Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Dsit
- Supplier
- SQW SME
- Value
- £599,757
- Procedure
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
- Sector
- Research & development · Research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Oct 2025
- Published9 Dec 2025Published 43 days after the contract date
Description
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is commissioning an independent evaluation of the construction of a new net-zero headquarters for the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) at the University of Reading's Whiteknights Campus. The maximum budget for the evaluation is £630,000 including VAT. We are seeking to commission an experienced external supplier with relevant expertise. We are establishing a contract for a single supplier, although a supplier may choose to subcontract parts of its delivery. If you choose to bid with subcontractors to deliver the requirement, you must be clear in your bid about who they are and to what extent they will provide the service (see section 6 for more information on subcontractors). This specification proposes a high-level approach to delivering this evaluation, but we encourage bidders to suggest adaptations if they feel they would better deliver the requirements. These should be fully explained and justi…
About the supplier
SQW: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01701564).