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    ContractsG-Cloud 14 Pre-Award Costing Tool Contract Award
    Awarded contract

    G-Cloud 14 Pre-Award Costing Tool Contract Award

    Awarded
    £220k
    Published 14 Aug 2026

    Fusion Practices - GrantsNow awarded a 4-year contract to deliver a pre-award research costing tool to the University of Chester via the G-Cloud 14 framework.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 14 Aug 2026· 2 months agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £220k
    Published 14 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £220,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      17 Apr 2026
      6 months ago
    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • FP
      Fusion Practices Limited
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    14 Aug 2026Today17 Apr 2026

    Brief

    This is an award notice for a pre-award research costing tool procured through the CCS G-Cloud 14 framework. The winning supplier, Fusion Practices - GrantsNow, has been selected to provide services to the University of Chester. The contract covers a full 4-year potential period, and all contract values cited in this notice have been rounded upward. This opportunity represents a completed procurement process that included formal searches, service assessments, and comprehensive supplier evaluation. The pre-award costing tool will be deployed at the University of Chester to support research cost estimation and grant preparation activities.

    Track record

    2 awards · 2 winners
    Open panel

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    Award notice and full record on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    9c3ce2c3-5a39-48d6-8afb-3a92082618ee-897913

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    University of Chester
    Sector
    IT & Software