AwardedAwarded 19 February 2026
CSP25191 - STFC Specialist Business Support Services
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · Central government
In brief
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) awarded training work to Inventya Ltd on 19 February 2026.
The notice gives a value of £441,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 5 January 2026.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
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What the notice says
UK Research and Innovation ("UKRI") require a supplier to provide specialist business support services for consultancy, commercial coaching and specialist training for business founders, including developing a high-performing team. The services would be delivered to third party startups that are incubated in STFC's Programmes.
The outcome of these services is to help STFC to increase and accelerate the growth of UK Deep tech start-ups and so deliver a return to the UK economy and support the UK Government's Growth Mission.
The user is STFC's Incubation Programmes team, who would manage the supplier(s) to deliver procured services to incubated startups. These specialist services are essential to enable the STFC team's ability to deliver our objectives.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Inventya Ltd (SME) 10 bids received | £504,995 | Awarded 3 February 2026 20 February 2026 to 19 February 2028 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 068736-2025
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 009674-2026
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 021979-2026
About the buyer
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)Last 12 months
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From notice 068736-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 27 October 2025, last updated 11 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.