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    ContractsExpert Assessment Support for Critical Minerals Grant Programme
    Awarded contract

    Expert Assessment Support for Critical Minerals Grant Programme

    Awarded
    £111.4k
    Published 29 Jul 2026

    Professional services contract to provide expert assessment, moderation, and interview support for a Department for Business and Trade critical minerals grant scheme.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 29 Jul 2026· 3 weeks agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £111.4k
    Published 29 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £111,400
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Engineering
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      London

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • CL
      Carbon Limiting Technologies Limited
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 weeks ago.

    29 July 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The Department for Business and Trade has contracted Carbon Limiting Technologies Limited to support the delivery of a critical minerals grant scheme. The supplier will: finalise the Guidance and Application documents for the funding call; recruit and manage a pool of expert assessors; evaluate all applications received; participate in moderation meetings to ensure consistency in assessment; and support interview stages for shortlisted applicants. The supplier should build their expert pool from existing associates and external specialists with relevant knowledge of critical minerals and grant assessment.

    Track record

    2 awards · 2 winners
    Open panel

    Mostly framework call-offs rather than head-to-head competition.

    In engineering, Department for Business & Trade has awarded 2 contracts to 2 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. SGS United Kingdom Limited1× · 50%
    2. Carbon Limiting Technologies Limited1× · 50%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06d5fb
    DF
    Buyer
    Department for Business & Trade
    Sector
    Engineering