Notice Information
Notice Title
UKRI-4643 UK- wide Celebration of Research and Innovation.
Notice 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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05808d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079800-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £3,297,384 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 4 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 8 Jan 2026 - 7 Jan 2032 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION (UKRI)
- Contact Name
- Corporate Procurement
- Contact Email
- corporateprocurement@ukri.org
- Contact Phone
- +44 (0)1793 442000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWINDON, WILTSHIRE
- Postcode
- SN2 1FL
- Post Town
- Swindon
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK71 Swindon
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Rodbourne Cheney
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079800-2025
4th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045743-2025
4th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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