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Civil Servants: Training

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 3 December 2025UIN 93742

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost was of the One Big Thing 2024 initiative, including (a) design and delivery of the Innovation Masterclass, (b) the contract with Wazoku for the One Big Thing platform, (c) communications and engagement activities and (d) evaluation and analysis.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The total cost for One Big Thing 2024 was £400,164, including a) £258,144 for the design and delivery of the Innovation Masterclass, b) £0 for access to Wazoku Platform (an existing contract between Wazoku and MoD was utilised, at no cost to the the Cabinet Office) c) £11,066 for marketing and media (cost relates to stalls at Civil Service Live) and d) £7,980 for a data dashboard for monitoring live uptake. The evaluation and analysis were done internally within the CO, at no cost.

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