Contract awardedSTEM outreach

UK7 CREST Project for Secondary Schools

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
London
Direct award
24 September 2026 to 30 April 2027

The project uses the CREST Awards education programme to engage secondary-school pupils with engineering biology, a frontier technology. More than 50,000 young people achieve CREST Awards each year, and over 1,100 schools took part in 2021/22.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £50k; As published
Published: 2 October 2026
Awarded: 24 September 2026; British Science Association
Contract length: 7 months; Ends 30 April 2027

What the contract covers

Direct award contract

Delivery of science education and engineering biology engagement programmes for secondary school pupils through nationally recognised CREST Awards.

Engaging young people in engineering biology, a frontier technology through CREST Awards

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Direct award contract
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 7 months
Contract dates: 24 September 2026 to 30 April 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 80200000

Services in this contract

STEM outreach and enrichment programmesMain service£100k typicalCREST Awards engineering biology programme for secondary school pupils

Lifecycle

Published
2 October 2026
Contract awardedto British Science Association
24 September 2026
Contract starts
24 September 2026
Contract ends
30 April 2027

The buyer

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)

Type: Locked
Contracts, 24 months: Locked
Recorded value: Locked
Typical contract: Locked
STEM outreach contracts, 24 months: Locked

Buys most

Contact details

Email: Locked
Address: Locked

See everything Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) buys

The supplier

British Science Association

Contracts won, 24 months: Locked
Value won, 24 months: Locked
Buyers, 24 months: Locked
Size: Locked
Companies House number: Locked

Main buyers

See everything British Science Association has won

Similar STEM outreach contracts and prices

4 STEM outreach contracts were awarded in London in the last 24 months. See who won them and what they went for, next to this one.

See who won them →

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3873635/uk7-crest-project-for-secondary-schools
Buyer reference: Not published
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-078025
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). UK7 CREST Project for Secondary Schools. Contract award, 2 October 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3873635/uk7-crest-project-for-secondary-schools (accessed 5 November 2026).