Planning

UKRI-3835 National Capability for Behavioural Research (NCBR) Evaluation

UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION

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Planning

20 Mar 2024 at 12:05

Summary of the contracting process

The UK Research & Innovation is planning a procurement process titled UKRI-3835 National Capability for Behavioural Research (NCBR) Evaluation. The procurement falls under the services category and focuses on research services. The tender involves the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) seeking suppliers for an evaluation programme running from 2023 to 2028. The main procurement category is services, with a total value of £387,500. The procurement stage is currently at the planning phase, with the future notice date set for 15th April 2024.

This tender offers an opportunity for businesses involved in evaluation and evidence synthesis, impact evaluation, data collection methods, and case studies to compete for this contract. Interested suppliers need to be registered under specific categories to be eligible. The procurement is managed by the Crown Commercial Service RM6126 Research and Insights Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). Suppliers are encouraged to register with the DPS to participate. UK Research & Innovation is the buying organisation, setting the stage for potential business growth opportunities for suppliers in the research services industry focusing on behavioural research.

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Notice Title

UKRI-3835 National Capability for Behavioural Research (NCBR) Evaluation

Notice Description

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is a market engagement to inform regarding the requirement for the sourcing of National Capability for Behavioural Research NCBR) Evaluation, briefly detailed in Section 2. For clarity, this PIN is not a Call for Competition. Not registering an interest shall not prevent any organisation from participating in any potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the preliminary market consultation shall place any organisation at an advantage in any potential future procurement process.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) are seeking suppliers for the design and delivery of an evaluation of its National Capability for Behavioural Research (NCBR) programme, which runs from 2023 to 2028. NCBR aims to build world-leading capability in interdisciplinary behavioural research and is being delivered through a 'hub and spokes' model. ESRC has invested an initial PS17 million to date in the 'hub' - Behavioural Research UK (BR-UK) - and a first spoke - Centre for Doctoral Training and Research Excellence in Understanding Behaviour (CENTRE-UB), a Centre for Doctoral Training Plus (CDT+). Further spokes are likely to be established. NCBR is a key strategic investment for ESRC, aiming to grow researcher capacity and generate policy and practice relevant research related to human behaviour that has real world impact. There are four key activity areas: connecting and strengthening relationships between academic and wider stakeholders; increasing the use and linkage of existing data and data infrastructure; advancing interdisciplinary research and innovation in theory and methods; and training and professional development. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is intended to notify suppliers of this upcoming procurement opportunity that will be advertised through the Crown Commercial Service RM6126 Research and Insights Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). Only suppliers registered under the following categories will be eligible to submit bids upon launch: Evaluation and Evidence Synthesis: Impact evaluation, Theory-based impact evaluation (incl. Theories of Change (ToC) and Logic Modelling), Process evaluation; Data Collection Method(general): Quantitative, Qualitative, Mixed method (qualitative and quantitative);Data Collection Method (qual specific):Case studies. For additional details on this DPS, please visit https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6126. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to register as a DPS supplier using the provided link and complete the DPS Registration. It is essential to note that this DPS is managed by CCS and not UKRI. Therefore, for any technical assistance, please direct queries to the CCS customer services team, available Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm, via email at info@crowncommercial.gov.uk or by telephone at 0345 410 2222. To register your interest as a supplier for this DPS, please use the following link: https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps. Additional information: Please note that the supplier registration process for DPS RM 6126 takes 15 working days.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-044abd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008987-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

73110000 - Research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£387,500 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
14 Apr 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Contact Name
MRC Procurement
Contact Email
mrcprocurement@ukri.org
Contact Phone
+44 01793867000

Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1UH
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

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