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DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 08:05.

Opportunity overview

Research exploring children’s views on the future, delivered through British Science Week. It includes designing engagement materials, analysing ~4,000 submissions and providing selected artwork. Insights will inform the Future of Childhood project and contribute to a Foresight report.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

  • CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services

Lots

  • The Future of Childhood and Adolescence is a Foresight project examining the key factors influencing childhood, how these interact and how these could evolve in future. Engaging children and young people in the project in a meaningful way is an important part of the project. Go-Science to access insights that are submitted to the British Science Association, and more detailed analysis on a subset. It also uses an unusual and innovative research technique – analysis of children’s artwork – which is particularly appropriate for blending child-focused participatory and futures approaches.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-058c4f
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
In what is considered to be a limited market for this requirement, British Science Association are the only organisation to deliver this requirement at such scale, providing access to ~4,000 artwork submissions and selected ones to inform research and insight for the Future of Childhood Project. Subsequently Sch. 5 para. 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 is used as the following conditions are met in relation to this public contract— (a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
The Future of Childhood and Adolescence is a Foresight project examining the key factors influencing childhood, how these interact and how these could evolve in future. Engaging children and young people in the project in a meaningful way is an important part of the project. Go-Science to access insights that are submitted to the British Science Association, and more detailed analysis on a subset. It also uses an unusual and innovative research technique – analysis of children’s artwork – which is particularly appropriate for blending child-focused participatory and futures approaches.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-114034
Name
DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-158652
Name
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-91949
Name
Department for Science Innovation and Technology

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Department for Science Innovation and Technology

Award information

Award 1
Id
050608-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-158652
Name
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
050608-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
050608-2025-1
Date Signed
20 Aug 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
30,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UK · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-058c4f-2025-08-21T15:45:24+01:00compiled ·