Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice

Published 11 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Screen Culture 2033 Preliminary Review and Interim Evaluation Services

Authority: British Film Institute (Charity / VCSE)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Final published estimate£145,000initial estimate £175,000 · 1 value update0.2% below published estimate

Submissions closed 8 Sept 2025awarded 30 Oct 2025

Awarded to Technopolis Limited

Contract term 11 moends 31 Aug 2026 · starts 16 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The BFI is seeking an agency with the appropriate knowledge and expertise to undertake Stage 1 of a 2-year project entitled FAME (Framework, Analysis, Monitoring, Evaluation). The aim of the FAME project is to help the BFI understand its progress against Screen Culture 2033 ambitions and to inform the direction of the final 5-6 years of the strategy.

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Market and economic research; polling and statistics · Market research services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 11 moPublished value£145,000

Contract period: 16 Oct 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 (11 mo)Value: £145,000 exc. VAT · £174,000 inc. VAT

73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services 73210000 Research consultancy services 79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics 79310000 Market research services 79400000 Business and management consultancy and related 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

Lot awarding rule: 70% Quality 30% Value for Money

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 11 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST
Last source update: 30 Oct 2025, 14:53 GMT
Authority reference: 2025/431
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-047730
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Business and management consultancy and related servicesMarket and economic research; polling and statisticsMarket research servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesResearch consultancy services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058562 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

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Submission deadline: 8 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.in-tendhost.co.uk/bfi/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

11 Aug 2025 → 30 Oct 2025 · 5 dates

Tender notice published
11 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST
Clarification questions by
2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
8 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Contract starts377 days ago
16 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published363 days ago
30 Oct 2025, 14:53 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Aug 2025

Tender notice published
11 Aug 2025, 15:45 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
12 Aug 2025, 09:02 BST
UK4
Published value updated to £145,000
12 Aug 2025, 09:02 BST
was £175,000
Contract award notice published
30 Oct 2025, 14:53 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
30 Oct 2025, 14:53 GMT
Contract signature expected
31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Published amendments (1)

Contract value amended down.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £144,7631 award exc. VAT

Bids received 77 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Technopolis Limited3 Nov 2025 – 31 Aug 2026	£144,763	30 Oct 2025	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
7final-stage tenders	7	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Film Institute

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: 287780 21 STEPHEN STREET, LONDON, London, W1T 1LNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

TECHNOPOLIS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02354937 3 Pavilion Buildings,, East Sussex, South East, BN1 1EEContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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Notices published for this procedure

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