Official UK procurement notice
30000 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionResearch exploring children’s views on the future, delivered through British Science Week. It includes designing engagement materials, analysing ~4,000 submissions and providing selected artwork. Insights will inform the Future of Childhood project and contribute to a Foresight report.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Future of Childhood and Adolescence is a Foresight project examining the key…Awarded
The Future of Childhood and Adolescence is a Foresight project examining the key factors influencing childhood, how these interact and how these could evolve in future. Engaging children and young people in the project in a meaningful way is an important part of the project.
Go-Science to access insights that are submitted to the British Science Association, and more detailed analysis on a subset. It also uses an unusual and innovative research technique – analysis of children’s artwork – which is particularly appropriate for blending child-focused participatory and futures approaches.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050608- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058c4fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
In what is considered to be a limited market for this requirement, British Science Association are the only organisation to deliver this requirement at such scale, providing access to ~4,000 artwork submissions and selected ones to inform research and insight for the Future of Childhood Project. Subsequently Sch. 5 para. 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 is used as the following conditions are met in relation to this public contract—
(a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Science Association | £30,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 050608-2025-1 · British Science Association
- Signed
- 20 Aug 2025
- Value
- £30,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCEAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.