Sciencewise - Competitive Dialogue
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITEDEstimated Value
Up to £2,900,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
18 November 2016
Type
Not specified
Overview
The Sciencewise programme supports Government policy making around emerging technologies by engaging the public through the use of deliberative dialogue mechanisms to better understand their concerns and aspirations. It is the intention of BIS to deliver the programme through a Framework with 3 Lots.
Through Lot 1, the successful bidder or bidders will support BIS in running the programme by providing dialogue expertise, including, but not necessarily limited to, all stages of the dialogue commissioning and delivery process. A maximum funding of up to £200k pa will be offered for this.
BIS will be responsible for overall management of the Sciencewise programme. This will include sourcing new public dialogue projects to inform policy making on emerging technologies, leading on governance arrangements, approving project proposals, business cases and oversight and approval of project reporting. Lot 2 will include dialogue delivery providers (o bid in to deliver dialogue projects supported through the Sciencewise programme) and Lot 3 will include dialogue evaluation contractors.
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Likely incumbents
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- 1
Basis Social Limited (trading as The Social Agency)
1 contract wonlatest 23 Jul 2026ends 29 Oct 2027£69,730
total awarded
- 2
British Board of Film Classification
1 contract wonlatest 10 Jul 2026ends 14 Oct 2026£200,000
total awarded
- 3
Moore Kingston Smith LLP
1 contract wonlatest 7 May 2026ends 30 Sept 2026£20,000
total awarded
- 4
DLA Piper UK LLP
1 contract wonlatest 26 Mar 2026ends 31 Mar 2027£99,000
total awarded
- 5
LA International Computer Consultants Limited
1 contract wonlatest 18 Mar 2026ends 31 Oct 2026£317,823
total awarded
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UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITEDKey Dates
Published
18 November 2016
Submission deadline
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