Official UK procurement notice
UKRI- 4426 UK- wide Celebration of Research and Innovation
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIn 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,
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)
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£3,300,000
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 90%
- Criterion 2: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Long criteria description
- Criterion 2: Long criteria description
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Jul 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017572- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05090aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
29 Apr 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published29 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
- Submission deadline23 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published26 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
- Award decision expected by8 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Apr 2025- Tender notice published29 Apr 2025, 12:05 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published26 Jun 2025, 16:05 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete26 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 23 Jun 2025 | Cancelled |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender