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title: "UKRI-7439 NERC Environmental Science Embedding Project"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0790ad"
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# UKRI-7439 NERC Environmental Science Embedding Project

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0790ad

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## Summary

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) intends to commission services for the British Antarctic Survey to expand environmental science in teacher training and school resources across the UK, with national reach. Work is expected to cover hosting environmental school resources; supporting and maintaining a digital hub; bringing together resources funded by the Natural Environment Research Council; analysing gaps and creating new materials; and providing teacher professional development. The programme will focus on Natural History GCSE as well as wider STEM subjects, and include impact evaluation. The scope may be further defined before the tender is launched. This is education and training work, including school services, rather than a supply of standalone teaching materials. Delivery is intended to cover the United Kingdom.

The procurement is at the planning stage: UKRI has stated its intention to procure, but has not issued an invitation to tender. It expects a single-lot services contract, with an estimated value of £500,000 excluding VAT (£600,000 including VAT). The planned contract period is 1 January 2027 to 1 January 2029. UKRI expects to use a competitive procedure under the Procurement Act 2023, with the method and evaluation approach to be confirmed in the tender. The buyer expects to publish a further notice by 13 November 2026. Interested suppliers may be invited to complete a request for information, with market engagement scheduled by 2 November 2026; these are engagement expectations, not a deadline to submit a bid. The lot is identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This work is likely to suit education and training providers, environmental science organisations, and digital learning specialists able to work together or offer a broad service. Relevant strengths include developing and hosting online educational resources, maintaining a digital hub, reviewing existing materials and identifying gaps, and producing new learning content. Experience supporting teachers through professional development, particularly around Natural History GCSE and wider STEM subjects, will be pertinent. Suppliers should also be able to assess the reach and impact of educational activity. The brief combines digital infrastructure, resource development, subject expertise and evaluation, so businesses with partnerships or multidisciplinary teams may be well placed. UKRI has signalled national reach and has marked the work as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The scope may evolve before the tender, so suppliers can use the planned market engagement to inform their preparation.

## Notice

UK Research and Innovation wishes to establish a contract that will support the British Antarctic Survey to embed, build and amplify environmental science related offerings across teacher training and resources within the UK, achieving national reach. The scope of services under this contract are as below, please note this list is not exhaustive and the scope may be further defined before the launch of a tender. 1) Hosting of environmental school resources 2) Digital hub support and maintenance 3) Collation of existing NERC funded resources 4) Gap analysis and creation of new resources 5) Teacher professional development 6) Natural History GCSE focus 7) Wider STEM subject focus 8) Impact and evaluation

### Planning Information

Interested Parties may be invited to complete a Request for Information, that will be made available via the e-sourcing system.
Interested Suppliers can express their interest on the portal here:
https://ukri2.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?SearchType=Projects&uid=a1MTm00000DDSAHMA5&searchStr=&sortStr=Recently+Published&page=1&filters=&County=

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101276-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 1 Jan 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION |
| Locality | SWINDON, WILTSHIRE |
| Postcode area | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80410000 - Various school services

## Release History

- 26 Oct 2026 at 22:03 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101276-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101276-2026
  26th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://ukri2.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?SearchType=Projects&uid=a1MTm00000DDSAHMA5&searchStr=&sortStr=Recently+Published&page=1&filters=&County=
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.ukri.org/

## Provenance

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