--- title: "UK SBS PS18081 - Programme Coordination for the NERC Innovation Programme in Oil & Gas" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-31f7624b-ef4e-4eba-aacf-b4cdd3e44a32" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-31f7624b-ef4e-4eba-aacf-b4cdd3e44a32" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-31f7624b-ef4e-4eba-aacf-b4cdd3e44a32.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-31f7624b-ef4e-4eba-aacf-b4cdd3e44a32.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED" published: "2018-08-06" --- # UK SBS PS18081 - Programme Coordination for the NERC Innovation Programme in Oil & Gas Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-31f7624b-ef4e-4eba-aacf-b4cdd3e44a32 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-31f7624b-ef4e-4eba-aacf-b4cdd3e44a32) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-31f7624b-ef4e-4eba-aacf-b4cdd3e44a32.json) ## Summary The UK Shared Business Services Limited (UK SBS) is conducting a tender for the "Programme Coordination for the NERC Innovation Programme in Oil & Gas" under reference PS18081. This project is situated in the environmental research domain and targets the oil and gas industry, with a specific focus on the United Kingdom. The procurement process is at the tender stage and was published on 8th June 2018, with the deadline for submissions set for 6th July 2018. The successful bidder will engage in coordinating activities to support innovation in the oil and gas sector, expected to commence from 30th July 2018 and last until 29th July 2020, with a budget of £160,000 available for this contract. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses involved in research consultancy and professional services for both the gas and oil industries. Companies with a strong background in programme management, particularly those that have experience in coordinating industry-academic collaborations and facilitating knowledge transfer within technical environments, would be well-positioned to compete. As this contract engages with various stakeholders—including oil and gas companies, policymakers, and environmental consultancies—businesses that can showcase a proven track record in fostering partnerships and generating impactful solutions in the energy sector will be particularly attractive to the contracting authority. ## Notice (*** This tender requirement was abandoned prior to a Contract award decision. ***) The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), a branch within UK Research and Innovation is seeking a team to support and coordinate the delivery of the Innovation Programme in Oil and Gas (IPOG). Working with, among others, oil and gas companies and their supply chain, policymakers, regulators, and environmental consultancies, the successful bidder will facilitate the transformation of knowledge, data, capabilities and skills of the NERC community into new value-adding approaches, tools and solutions that can be applied in the Oil and Gas sector and, where appropriate, more broadly in the offshore energy domain. NERC partners with business, government, the public and wider research community to shape the environmental research and innovation agenda. Our science provides knowledge, skills and technology that deliver sustainable economic growth and public wellbeing. As an organisation, NERC has a number of flexible mechanisms that support innovation by translating research to address specific business issues, and provide access to relevant scientific knowledge, data and tools. One of these mechanisms is through Innovation Programmes and this is the focus of this tender. Through an Innovation Programme, NERC makes a significant investment (up to PS5m over 3-5 years) and works directly with a group of businesses, policymakers, and regulators to address their environmental research needs in a specific topic area where there is a strong shared need for knowledge, which can be met by existing NERC science: in this case, in the oil and gas sector. NERC requires a fully-costed and detailed proposal from a suitably structured team to undertake a programme coordination and support role for the Innovation Programme in Oil and Gas (IPOG). As an industry-academic collaborative programme, the IPOG coordination role will require a demonstrable track record of working with current and prospective industry members and the UK research base. The main objectives for the coordination of the Innovation Programme in Oil and Gas are as follows: - Provide monitoring and support knowledge exchange within funded projects to ensure a coherent cohort of projects for the Programme, engagement with project partners, and capturing of impact stories, case studies and figures for the Programme; - Provide networking, dissemination and brokerage function for the Programme and its members to ensure good connections across the oil and gas and ORE sector as well as science disciplines; - General coordination of the governance mechanisms including industry members, NERC and academic community to ensure efficient working of the Programme; - Engage in and contribute to relevant strategy discussions within the Programme Executive Team for the Programme; and - Provide timely, accurate and detailed reporting material for the Programme to monitor progress. Additional information: 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. 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. 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Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk: Telephone: 0345 010 3503 Training documents to support Bidders to utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section. UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our customers improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise. Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations. For full details of our partner base please review the following link: http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/contracts/Pages/default.aspx ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cf7b6f57-4b92-4028-8cd6-883633312232 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Aug 2018 | | Submission deadline | 6 Jul 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 29 Jul 2018 - 29 Jul 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £160,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED | | Locality | SWINDON | | Post town | Swindon | | Postcode | SN2 1FF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon | | Local authority | Swindon | | Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney | | Westminster constituency | Swindon North | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 76 - Services related to the oil and gas industry ### Codes - 73210000 - Research consultancy services - 76100000 - Professional services for the gas industry - 76200000 - Professional services for the oil industry ## Release History - 6 Aug 2018 at 09:28 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cf7b6f57-4b92-4028-8cd6-883633312232 - 8 Jun 2018 at 14:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cf7b6f57-4b92-4028-8cd6-883633312232 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cf7b6f57-4b92-4028-8cd6-883633312232 6th August 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/22ca8a0a-82f4-4237-ba8e-a20fc3c04d37 Bidder Training - Logging into Emptoris for the first time - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/68b33672-940d-4249-84f3-c95f79c32431 PS18081 - AW5.2 Price Schedule - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6f0e7457-0408-4f6c-bd24-5c5c9904e24e PS18081 - S1 Contract - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/17a5e14d-af5b-4b1a-b260-68e13584559c PS18081 - ITQ - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a5cff591-4f26-4c87-b37b-6ac82bde5e23 PS18081 - ITQ Questions - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3cf63716-0649-42f6-a7ae-7aa2cd9b0589 GDPR Assurance Questionnaire ## Notice URLs - http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/contracts/Pages/default.aspx - https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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