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Published 11 Apr 2025, 14:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-4897 Youth Vision and Voice Exploring Diversity with NERC

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: South West (UKK14)
Awarded value£203,997published award · inc. VAT
Awarded 10 Apr 2025no call for competition
Awarded to The Association for Science Discovery Centres

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Commission for the delivery of a youth engagement project through regional science centre network. Building on existing Operational Earth programme - a programme of work to further foster equity, diversity and inclusion in environmental research with Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

The purpose of this commission to:

•open-up environmental science opportunities to young people across the UK, and

•support the talent pipeline of supply for future environmental scientists.

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South West
73200000 Research and development consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Apr 2025, 14:15 BST
Last source update
8 Apr 2026, 11:13 BST
Authority reference
UKRI-4897
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031814
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05019f Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The Direct Award is made due to technical grounds

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

24 Apr 2025 → 8 Apr 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    24 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published203 days ago
    8 Apr 2026, 11:13 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Apr 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    11 Apr 2025, 14:15 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    11 Apr 2025, 16:05 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    29 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    1 May 2025, 12:54 BST
    UK7
  5. Contract termination notice published
    8 Apr 2026, 11:13 BST
    UK11
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-04: 1 release · 11 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £203,9971 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Association for Science Discovery Centres29 Apr 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 · up to 1 May 2026Extensions: UKRI may extend this Contract for a period of up to four weeks by giving not less than two weeks’ notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. The terms and conditions of this Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period£203,997 inc. VAT10 Apr 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · The Association for Science Discovery Centres

    Signed
    29 Apr 2025
    Value
    £203,997 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 May 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 · up to 1 May 2026 with extensions
    Status
    terminated
    Extensions
    UKRI may extend this Contract for a period of up to four weeks by giving not less than two weeks’ notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. The terms and conditions of this Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period
    Final value
    £169,998
    Termination
    contractCompleted

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 1FLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure