Contract award · 22 Oct 2026

PS26187 - Research Security Due Diligence and Risk Assessment Tools: Strategic Market and User Research

Dsit awarded “Research Security Due Diligence and Risk Assessment Tools: Strategic…” to Economic Research Services Limited for £140k on 22 Oct 2026.

Research & developmentSouth West

BuyerDsit
Value £140k

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Dsit
Value
£139,808
Procedure
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Sector
Research & development · Research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date22 Oct 2026
  2. Published2 Nov 2026Published 11 days after the contract date

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.

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