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AwardedAwarded 21 October 2025

UKRI-5006 cheri tools

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · Central government

In brief

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) awarded IT and software work to The Good Penguin on 21 October 2025.

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What the notice says

The purpose is to procure a supplier to establish and operate the central Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions (CHERI) Tools and Software Hub. This Hub will be conceived as a strategic, collaborative engineering organisation essential for fostering unity and accelerating innovation within the nascent but critical CHERI-RISC-V ecosystem in the UK and beyond.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
The Good Penguin (SME)£833,333
22 October 2025 to 31 March 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 071411-2025
  2. Contract termination notice · UK11, notice 066181-2026

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From notice 071411-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 5 November 2025, last updated 14 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.