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# UKRI-4643 UK- wide Celebration of Research and Innovation.

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-4643-uk-wide-celebration-of-research-and-innovation-ocds-h6vhtk-05808d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research and Innovation: "UKRI-4643 UK- wide Celebration of Research and Innovation.". Published status: complete. Published Value: £3,300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST. Published submission portal: ukri2.my.salesforce-sites.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221)
- **Published Value:** £3,300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 September 2025 at 11:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £3,297,384 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-4643-uk-wide-celebration-of-research-and-innovation-ocds-h6vhtk-05808d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05808d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-4643-uk-wide-celebration-of-research-and-innovation-ocds-h6vhtk-05808d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [ukri2.my.salesforce-sites.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fukri2.my.salesforce-sites.com%2FProSpend__CS_ContractPage%3FSearchType%3DProjects%26uid%3Da1MTm0000077hIlMAI%26searchStr%3D%26sortStr%3DRecently%2BPublished%26page%3D1%26filters%3D%26County%3D)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-4643-uk-wide-celebration-of-research-and-innovation-ocds-h6vhtk-05808d#participate

## Description
UKRI want to commission a supplier to deliver a 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 over the duration of the six years:
• Work package 1: coordinated UK-wide activities that celebrate and showcase R&I and supports people
Main Category
(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, providing unique insights into young people’s relationship with R&I and enabling their views to inform and influence decision-making in 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.
N.B. UKRI will require the successful supplier to deliver all the work packages detailed above.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79410000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £3,300,000

- **Contract Period:** 14/10/2025 to 14/10/2031

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** UKRI-4643 UK- wide Celebration of Research and Innovation. (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **British Science Association**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-119795`
  - Value: £3,297,384 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 04/12/2025

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **British Science Association**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-119795`
  - Value: £3,297,384 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,297,384
  - Signed Date: 02/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F045743-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-30T14:28:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T01:23:01.426Z
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