This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

15 Aug 2024 at 16:44

Tender

20 Dec 2022 at 23:23

Planning

11 Nov 2022 at 15:43

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has completed the "Futures Framework" procurement process, under the CPV category for Research and Development Consultancy Services (73200000). Located in London, UK, this procurement aimed to establish a framework for strategic long-term thinking within HM Government departments and agencies. The tender followed an open procedure, allowing electronic and written submissions, with key dates spanning from the planning stage in November 2022, to the contract award in June 2023. The procurement process included important deadlines and a pre-market engagement session held via MS Teams on 1 December 2022.

This tender creates significant opportunities for consultants and researchers specialising in strategic foresight, systems analysis, and decision-making support. SMEs and large enterprises are encouraged to participate, with key areas of expertise in policy trend analysis, future scenario development, and stakeholder engagement. The framework's objective to address the government's increasing demand for futures work provides a valuable platform for businesses to contribute their expertise and expand their market reach by offering high-quality and cost-effective services to government clients.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Futures Framework

Notice Description

The Futures Framework is a register of consultants and researchers that can be called upon by HM Government (HMG) Departments and Agencies and UK public bodies to support conducting work to think strategically about the long term future (herein called Futures) and further developing these capabilities in government. The demand for Futures work, and other 'fields' that can help people to think about the long term future (e.g. systems analysis, present-day scanning, decision making support), in government is currently outstripping the capacity of the government's expertise. The Futures Framework will assist policymakers to quickly and with minimal cost identify and procure Futures and related services and capability development opportunities. The Framework will be used by government departments and agencies to support a range of activities, including, but not limited to, the techniques in the Government's published Futures Toolkit.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Futures Framework is a register of consultants and researchers that can be called upon by HM Government (HMG) Departments and Agencies and UK public bodies to support conducting work to think strategically about the long term future (herein called Futures) and further developing these capabilities in government. The key areas of expertise needed are: * Services for describing and explaining the characteristics of a policy area (including trend and driver analysis, and systems analysis) or issue (including associated risks and opportunities) * Services for describing what the future might be like * Services for developing and testing policies and strategies, and related decisions, particularly for their robustness and resilience * Services for developing Futures capability within the Civil Service (including skills related to the above activities) * Services for convening or engaging a diverse range of stakeholders (citizen and expert voices) in futures work * Services, expertise and data gathering and visualisation related to specific fields (including, but not limited to, specific scientific and technological, social and economic fields) The demand for Futures work, and other 'fields' that can help people to think about the long term future (e.g. systems analysis, present-day scanning, decision making support), in government is currently outstripping the capacity of the government's expertise. The Futures Framework will assist policymakers to quickly and with minimal cost identify and procure Futures and related services and capability development opportunities. The Framework will be used by government departments and agencies to support a range of activities, including, but not limited to, the techniques in the Government's published Futures Toolkit.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0383da
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026009-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Aug 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
7 Feb 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
11 Nov 2022Expired
Award Date
12 Jun 20233 years ago
Contract Period
3 Apr 2023 - 31 Mar 2026 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 0ET
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
35
Supplier Names

Apolitical

Arke Ltd

Brink Innovation Limited

CEPA LLP

Cambridge Econometrics

Carbon Trust Advisory Ltd

Cranfield University

Decision Analysis Services Ltd

Demos Helsinki oy

Faithful+Gould

Firetail Ltd

Forgefront

Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited

IfM Engage Ltd

Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd

Jigsaw Foresight Ltd

London Economics Limited

Metro Dynamics Limited

Nous Group (UK) Ltd

Oliver Wyman

Ove Arup & Partners Limited

Perform Green

Perspective Economics Limited

RSK Environment Ltd

Rand Europe

Sami Consulting

School of International Futures

Shaping Tomorrow

Shared Intelligence

Studio Andthen

Tobias Jones Consulting Limited

Trajectory Limited

UCL Consultants Limited

University of Warwick

Waverley Management Consultants

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