Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
14697629
Polaris House
Swindon, Wiltshire
SN2 1FL
UK
Contact person: Corporate Procurement Team
Telephone: +44 179386700
E-mail: corporateprocurement@ukri.org
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ukri.org/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ukri.org/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Research
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
UKRI-5401 Sciencewise & DSIT Public Dialogue on Engineering Biology
Reference number: UKRI-5401
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79310000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition****<br/><br/>United Kingdom Research and Innovation has a requirement for a Sciencewise and DSIT Public Dialogue on Engineering Biology. This call off contract has been sourced via the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) RM6126 Research and Insights DPS.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
151 296.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79419000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK14
Main site or place of performance:
Swindon
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
United Kingdom Research and Innovation has a requirement for a Sciencewise and DSIT Public Dialogue on Engineering Biology. <br/>This call off contract has been sourced via the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) RM6126 Research and Insights DPS.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality/Technical
/ Weighting: 90
Price
/ Weighting:
10
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This opportunity was open to all the suppliers listed on the Crown Commercial Services RM6126 Research and Insights DPS
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hopkins Van Mil: Creative Connections Ltd
6a Dean's Yard
London
SW1P 3NP
UK
Telephone: +44 2079537914
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 151 296.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This contract has been awarded using the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) RM6126 Research and Insights DPS.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
Polaris House
Swindon, Wiltshire
SN2 1FL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.ukri.org/
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
Polaris House
Swindon, Wiltshire
SN2 1FL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.ukri.org/
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
Polaris House
Swindon, Wiltshire
SN2 1FL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.ukri.org/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/01/2026