Notice Information
Notice Title
UKRI-3994 Metascience: Using Research to Transform Science
Notice Description
UKRI wishes to establish a framework agreement ("Agreement") for the provision of a metascience research consultancy for UKRI. The purpose of this procurement is to appoint a supplier to support UKRI in delivering a broad range of metascience based research activities. The Agreement will be set up to appoint a single Supplier who will act as the main contractor. The Supplier may choose to take the lead role with other 'specialist' sub-advisors in order to provide a pre-selected core team for breadth of expertise and consistency of approach.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The scope of the Agreement will include provision of: Supporting UKRI to scope, design and deliver and a portfolio of experiments to test and evaluate R&D Funding. Provide research capability, including but not limited to: -Evidence synthesis -Data Analysis -Rapid evidence reviews -Statistical analyses. Support UKRI in launching funding opportunities under the Metascience grants programme. Provide training and development support to Metascience grant programme award holders. This includes but is not limited to: -Cultivating connections and opportunities -Offering practical support and advice -Supporting award holder disseminating their research findings Additional information: The framework will be on a call-off basis for a period of 4 years. The total value of the framework will not exceed PS3,000,000.
Renewal: UKRI may re-procure this framework at the end of the term, but does not commit itself to do so.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04594f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038170-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
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
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Nov 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Aug 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 16 Jul 2024Expired
- Award Date
- 26 Oct 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION
- Contact Name
- Liam Lock
- Contact Email
- nercprocurement@ukri.org
- Contact Phone
- +44 1793413114, +44 7706672289
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWINDON
- Postcode
- SN2 1FL
- 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
- TLK14 Swindon
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Rodbourne Cheney
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon North
Further Information
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