Expired contract

Skills growth evaluation call off

Details

Buyer: Department for Science Innovation and Technology
Supplier(s): IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD
Value: £700,000
Duration: 7 months
Topic: Computer-related professional services
Published: 7 October 2025
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

develop and deliver an overarching evaluation and monitoring programme for all DSIT funded activities to support the growth of the cyber sector and cyber workforce in the UK

Timeline

Completed: Award date19 August 2025
Completed: Award published7 October 2025
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date31 March 2026

About the buyer

The Department for Science Innovation and Technology is a central government department, and a dedicated commercial directorate leads on its procurement work alongside project and delivery teams. Common goods and services are bought through Crown Commercial Service frameworks. UK Shared Business Services, a shared-services provider, manages many of the department's lower-value procurements on its behalf. Low-value orders require multiple supplier quotes to ensure value for money.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Department for Science Innovation and Technology's contract awards have been in IT services, research and development and software and information systems.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov