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title: "Futures Framework"
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# Futures Framework

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0383da

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026009-2024 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Feb 2023 |
| Future notice date | 11 Nov 2022 |
| Award date | 11 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | 2 Apr 2023 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,000,000 |
| Lots value | £3,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 35 |
| Supplier names | APOLITICAL; ARKE; BRINK INNOVATION; CAMBRIDGE ECONOMETRICS; CARBON TRUST ADVISORY; CEPA; CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY; DECISION ANALYSIS SERVICES; DEMOS HELSINKI; FAITHFUL+GOULD; FIRETAIL; FORGEFRONT; FRAZER-NASH CONSULTANCY; IFM ENGAGE; IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH; JIGSAW FORESIGHT; LONDON ECONOMICS; METRO DYNAMICS; NOUS GROUP (UK; OLIVER WYMAN; OVE ARUP & PARTNERS; PERFORM GREEN; PERSPECTIVE ECONOMICS; RAND EUROPE; RSK ENVIRONMENT; SAMI CONSULTING; SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL FUTURES; SHAPING TOMORROW; SHARED INTELLIGENCE; STUDIO ANDTHEN; TOBIAS JONES CONSULTING; TRAJECTORY; UCL CONSULTANTS; UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK; WAVERLEY MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

## Release History

- 15 Aug 2024 at 15:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026009-2024
- 20 Dec 2022 at 23:23 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036124-2022
- 11 Nov 2022 at 15:43 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032088-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.uksbs.co.uk
- https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/
- https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder

## Provenance

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