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A review of ESRC's investment into the Impact Acceleration Accounts

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

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01 Dec 2023 at 12:52

Summary of the contracting process

The UK Shared Business Services Limited has awarded a contract for the review of ESRC's investment into the Impact Acceleration Accounts. The procurement was conducted through a mini competition under the CCS RM6126 Framework. The procurement process has been completed, and the awarded contract value is £56,725. The contract period runs from 28th November 2023 to 29th March 2024. The buying organisation is based in Swindon, England, and the procurement falls under the services category.

This opportunity for business growth is ideal for SMEs and those offering research and development services or related consultancy services. Businesses with experience in conducting independent contractor work, collecting evidence, and analysing data would find this tender suitable. The procurement method involved a selective process with the contract awarded to Perspective Economics Limited. The contract offers a chance for successful bidders to showcase their expertise in evaluating the impact of funding programs and delivering comprehensive reports on outcomes.

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Notice Title

A review of ESRC's investment into the Impact Acceleration Accounts

Notice Description

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the CCS RM6126 Framework Brief Description of Requirement The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) wishes to commission an independent contractor to collect evidence relating to the impact of ESRC Impact Acceleration Accounts (IAAs) in rounds one (2014 to 2018) and two (2019 to 2023). This work is likely to involve a ombination of review and analysis of existing monitoring and reporting information collected by ESRC and supplementary focused interviews with a sample of Research Organisations (ROs) and Independent Research Organisations (IROs) that have received IAAs in one or both of these rounds, and possibly key ESRC senior staff and wider external stakeholders. The deliverables for this study will be: A report that draws out headline messages on the overall impact of ESRC IAAs in, focusing on what has changed as a result of funding across the first two cohorts (2014 to 2018 and 2019 to 2023) and how, as well as learning on what has or has not worked well and why; and an small number of depth case studies focused on specific successes.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ef57a9b-9e1f-4fa2-82a2-7829dc08b1de
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£56,725 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Oct 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Nov 20232 years ago
Contract Period
28 Nov 2023 - 30 Apr 2024 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FF
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PERSPECTIVE ECONOMICS

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