Notice Information
Notice Title
UK SBS BLOJEU-CR17032HEFCE Call for an evaluator to identify and share lessons learnt from HEFCE-funded projects on innovation in learning and teaching
Notice Description
HEFCE aims to create and sustain the conditions for a world-leading system of higher education which transforms lives, strengthens the economy, and enriches society. We support excellence and innovation in research, learning and teaching and knowledge exchange through providing funding, supportive challenge and information on national trends. HEFCE's Catalyst Fund supports the delivery of our strategic aims for higher education (HE) across learning and teaching, driving innovation in the HE sector, enhance excellence and efficiency in HE, and support innovative solutions. As part of our commitment to support continuous improvement in the HE sector - including through the sharing of risk - in August 2016 we invited bids for small-scale, radical and experimental innovative activity in learning and teaching. The Catalyst Fund call (Call A) offered funding on a matched basis for projects to develop innovations in either undergraduate or postgraduate taught provision and deliver short-term outputs over an 18-month period. Universities or colleges were permitted to submit up to two bids, one in each area. To appoint an external evaluator (individual or team) (from April 2017 to October 2018) to support and enable learning, exchange and dissemination of good practice from and between a cohort of 67 small experimental projects on innovation in learning and teaching funded through HEFCE's Catalyst Fund [http://www.hefce.ac.uk/funding/catalyst/]. Working directly to and for HEFCE (and successor in OfS), the external evaluator will: * Draw out learning, to inform government policy and institutional practice, about how well-managed innovation works, with a focus on the student perspective and the role of students in the innovation process. * Support projects to maximise opportunities for networking with each other and dissemination of findings. * Ensure learning from the projects is identified and shared for the benefit of the wider HE sector. * Inform HEFCE recommendations to Government on future learning and teaching policy, including the use of funding in supporting innovation. * Support projects to deliver maximum value from public investment. Additional information: How to Apply As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS will be using the CCS eSourcing Suite for this procurement. To register on the CCS eSourcing portal please follow the details contained within the Additional Information section of this notice. If you are already registered on the CCS eSourcing portal and wish to register your interest in this opportunity please email; expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk Your email must clearly state: * the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; * the name of the registered Bidder; * the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts) Responses must be received by the date in the bid documents. Responses received outside or concurrently using the eSourcing process will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity. How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite Full details of this opportunity can be found on the e-sourcing portal please follow instructions below. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk. Your email must clearly state: * name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; * name of the registered Bidder; * name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder. As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-29e66af2-9281-4f5b-8c00-693fa361aff7
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/30f60681-2cdd-4c9b-a5e4-2ab31c3e437e
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Other -
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80 - Education and training services
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- CPV Codes
73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
80300000 - Higher education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £50,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £47,800 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 May 20178 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Apr 2017Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Apr 20178 years ago
- Contract Period
- 1 May 2017 - 31 Oct 2018 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWINDON
- Postcode
- SN2 1ET
- Post Town
- Swindon
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK71 Swindon
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Rodbourne Cheney
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/30f60681-2cdd-4c9b-a5e4-2ab31c3e437e
24th May 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/986f5408-3973-4759-9716-0a0514339aee
24th May 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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