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    ContractsLevelling Up Funding Allocation Improvement
    Awarded contract

    Levelling Up Funding Allocation Improvement

    Awarded
    £60.9k
    Published 11 Aug 2026

    Improve how public funding is allocated to regions through the government's Levelling Up initiative and Standard Spending Assessment process.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· West MidlandsPublished 11 Aug 2026· YesterdayviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £60.9k
    Published 11 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £60,930
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      West Midlands

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • MD
      METRO DYNAMICS
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published yesterday.

    11 August 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This opportunity focuses on enhancing how funding is distributed across different regions and places to support the government's Levelling Up agenda. Through the Standard Spending Assessment (SSA) process, participants will work to optimize funding allocation mechanisms that ensure fairer distribution of resources to areas that need development support. This initiative seeks to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of how public funds reach local communities and support regional economic growth and social development.

    Track record

    6 awards · 6 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In research innovation, THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM has awarded 6 contracts to 6 suppliers.

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    1. PHARMASTRAT LTD.1× · 17%
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    3. AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LIMITED1× · 17%
    4. STEMCELL TECHNOLOGIES UK LTD1× · 17%
    5. METRO DYNAMICS1× · 17%
    6. Birmingham Voluntary Service Council1× · 17%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06e171
    UB
    Buyer
    THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
    Sector
    Research & Innovation