Contract award · 9 Dec 2025

PS25226 - Research into appraisal methods for R&D spending

ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZ awarded “Research into appraisal methods for R&D spending” to SQW for £207k on 9 Dec 2025.

Research & developmentSouth West

Value £207k
WinnerSQW SME

Competition with a shortlist

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

Key facts

Supplier
SQW SME
Value
£207,294
Procedure
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Sector
Research & development · Research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date9 Dec 2025
  2. Published16 Dec 2025Published 7 days after the contract date

Description

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the CCS RM6126 Research & Insights DPS Brief Description of Requirement This specification resource is for research into the appraisal methods for R&D projects, including case studies, that will support DSIT's ongoing activities to create R&D supplementary guidance. This will enable DSIT to deliver recommendation 4 of the David Willetts review into business cases, which recommends producing supplementary guidance for the Green Book to support assessment of science and technology business cases

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