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Official UK procurement notice

UKRI- 4426 UK- wide Celebration of Research and Innovation

Official notice

Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£3,300,000≈ £550k / year · £3,960,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 23 Jun 2025
Contract term 6 yrsstarts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

In line with UKRI's Public Engagement Strategy, UKRI want to commission a supplier for the delivery of a six year contract for new UK-wide celebration to engage the public, particularly young people, with research and innovation (R&I). This will be delivered through the following 5 work packages:

Work package 1: coordinated UK-wide activities that celebrate and showcase R&I and supports people (particularly young people and those from minoritised communities and those underrepresented in R&I) to engage with R&I through co-produced local and regional activity.

Work package 2: grants programmes to support those from minoritised communities and underrepresented groups to engage with R&I through community-led events and local activities in schools throughout the year

Work package 3: a programme of deliberative dialogues with young people to explore their views and concerns about R&I

Work package 4: support for sharing learning between this programme of activity and existing knowledge festivals, museums, science centres and other relevant organisations.

Work package 5: summative and formative evaluation to understand and share what works in informal engagement with R&I.

The work will be done in two Phases as detailed in the tender pack,

Read the full description (473 more characters)

The value of the opportunity for the six year Service Contract is:

Phase 1 – up to £1,100,000 excl. VAT (2-year duration)

Phase 2 – up to £2,200,000 excl. VAT (4-year duration)

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Business-and-management-consultancy-services./D8EP8H365K

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/D8EP8H365K

CPV: Business and management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded 6 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£3,300,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 — 1 Aug 2031 (6 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: UK
Value
£3,300,000 exc. VAT · £3,960,000 inc. VAT
79410000 Business and management consultancy services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 90%Price: 10%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality — 90%
  • Criterion 2 — 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality — Long criteria description
  • Criterion 2 — Long criteria description

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
26 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
Last source update
26 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 8 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05090a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
23 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
www.ukri.org ↗

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published
    29 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    23 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Latest notice published
    26 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    8 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025, 01:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—23 Jun 2025Cancelled

Notice history

7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Apr 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    26 Jun 2025, 16:05 BSTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    26 Jun 2025, 16:05 BSTwas £3,300,000
  3. Status changed to complete
    26 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    26 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    26 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
  6. Buyer details updated
    26 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    29 Apr 2025, 12:05 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FL [email protected] 01793 442000

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender