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British Science Week 2026

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 23:26.

Opportunity overview

This contract will deliver research into children’s views on the future, using the established British Science Week programme to engage children across the country and generate insights for the Government Office for Science’s Future of Childhood project. The work includes designing the engagement question and accompanying materials, enabling young people to meaningfully explore the topic, and commissioning a researcher to analyse and report on the submissions. While other suppliers could source and analyse children’s artwork, they would do so at a significantly smaller scale and at higher cost, resulting in lower-quality insights. Given the limited market for this type of research, the British Science Association is the only organisation able to deliver the requirement at the necessary scale. As such, the use of Schedule 5, paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 is justified.

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

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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-06126e
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Id
GB-PPON-PVWZ-3216-PVQL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVWZ-3216-PVQL

Address

Street Address
22 Whitehall
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1A 2EG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Name
British Science Week

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
British Association for the Advancement of Science (British Science Association)
Id
GB-FTS-173865

Address

Street Address
Wellcome Wolfson Building
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW7 5HD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI33

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
Yes

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
73110000
Description
Research services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-173865
Name
British Association for the Advancement of Science (British Science Association)

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
British Science Week
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
28 Jan 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
9 Feb 2026, 00:00
Ends
4 Oct 2026, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
36,000
Amount
30,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-11670
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
011261-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Feb 2026, 10:19
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1A 2EG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 008232-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 011261-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·