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UKRI-4643 UK- wide Celebration of Research and Innovation

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
South West
Open procedure
4 September 2026 to 31 August 2032

Delivery of a six-year UK-wide public engagement programme comprising five work packages. The scope includes coordinating national R&I activities, managing a grants programme for community-led events in schools, facilitating deliberative dialogues with young people to influence policy, supporting knowledge sharing across museums and science centres, and conducting comprehensive summative and formative programme evaluation.

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Awarded value: £3.3m; As published
Published: 4 August 2025
Awarded: 4 December 2025; British Science Association
Contract length: 72 months; Ends 31 August 2032

What the contract covers

Grant administration and public engagement service contract

Provision of public engagement, community outreach, and research communication services to promote science and innovation among young and underrepresented audiences.

Work package 1: coordinated UK-wide activities that celebrate and showcase R&I and supports people 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
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

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Grant administration and public engagement service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 72 months
Contract dates: 4 September 2026 to 31 August 2032
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 79410000

Services in this contract

STEM outreach and enrichment programmesMain service£100k typicalUK-wide public celebration and engagement activity for research and innovation
Grant scheme administration, appraisal and monitoring£104k typicalGrants programmes for underrepresented groups to run community-led events
Programme and policy evaluation£80k typicalSummative and formative evaluation of the engagement programme
Public consultation, engagement and deliberative processes£52k typicalProgramme of deliberative dialogues with young people

Lifecycle

Published
4 August 2025
Contract awardedto British Science Association
4 December 2025
Contract starts
4 September 2026
Contract ends
31 August 2032

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/325384/ukri-4643-uk-wide-celebration-of-research-and-innovation
Buyer reference: UKRI-4643 UK- wide Celebration of Research and Innovation.
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05808d
Last checked: 5 November 2026

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UKRI-4643 UK- wide Celebration of Research and Innovation. Contract award, 4 August 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/325384/ukri-4643-uk-wide-celebration-of-research-and-innovation (accessed 5 November 2026).