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SAGE Resilience Exercise

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

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Key details

Contracting authority
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Public authority - central government
Region
London
Contract value
£80,900ex VAT
Submissions closed
Not stated by buyer
Published
27 January 2026

Procurement

Contract period
19 November 2025 - 30 June 2026
7 months
Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
CPV classifications
  • 80500000 Training services

What happened

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology awarded this contract to SERCO LIMITED worth £80,900 on 23 Jan 2026. The contract runs until 30 Jun 2026.

Description

This contract is to support the ongoing maturity and effectiveness of SAGE by exercising key functions against a simulated complex emergency scenario. Emergency scientific advice that is produced at SAGE meetings feeds directly into Cabinet Office’s COBR response function as their primary customer. Given that UKRA is an extension of Cabinet Office, and operated by Serco, direct award is considered as the most appropriate commercial route to ensure crisis response protocols are standard and aligned, as such the following sections of the 2023 Procurement Act apply: Section 41, Schedule 5, Paragraph 5 - Single Supplier and Section 41 and Schedule 5, Paragraph 7 - Additional or repeat goods, services or works.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
SERCO LIMITED
Award value
£80,900
Award date
23 January 2026

Contact

Address
22 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2EG
Contact name
SIG Commercial

Identifiers

Notice ID
007004-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dc26

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