--- title: "Invitation to tender: building capability for horizon scanning and foresight in the National Engineering Policy Centre" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-33afdb88-442d-49b7-8b88-6294c774a45d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-33afdb88-442d-49b7-8b88-6294c774a45d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-33afdb88-442d-49b7-8b88-6294c774a45d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-33afdb88-442d-49b7-8b88-6294c774a45d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING" published: "2023-01-03" --- # Invitation to tender: building capability for horizon scanning and foresight in the National Engineering Policy Centre Buyer: ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-33afdb88-442d-49b7-8b88-6294c774a45d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-33afdb88-442d-49b7-8b88-6294c774a45d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-33afdb88-442d-49b7-8b88-6294c774a45d.json) ## Summary The Royal Academy of Engineering has initiated a tender process for "Building capability for horizon scanning and foresight in the National Engineering Policy Centre." This falls under the industry category of Other community, social and personal services. The procurement stage is currently active, with a submission deadline of 1pm on 10 January 2023. The work is expected to commence in the week of 23 January 2023. This tender opportunity aims to enhance capabilities for foresight and horizon scanning at the National Engineering Policy Centre. Businesses involved in policy advisory work, specifically in the engineering field, are well-suited to compete. The procurement method is a limited competitive quotation process, making it accessible for small and medium-sized enterprises. Businesses looking to contribute to policy decisions using best practices and engineering expertise should consider participating in this tender. ## Notice Invitation to tender: building capability for horizon scanning and foresight in the National Engineering Policy Centre The purpose of this commission is to build the capability for horizon scanning and foresight in the National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC) so that the work of the NEPC remains ahead of the policy agenda. The commissioned work has the following objectives: * Build the capability of the partnership to understand best practice and appropriate methodologies for using foresight and horizon scanning in informing policy decisions * Build the capability of the partnership to understand how to mobilise its engineering expertise in horizon scanning and foresight. * Build the capability of the partnership to understand how to access and use other expertise and insights that would be pertinent to use in horizon scanning and foresight. * Build the capability of the partnership to deploy best practices, engineering and other expertise appropriately in its policy advisory work and to be ahead of the policy agenda. Key dates - Submission deadline: 1pm on 10 January 2023 - Please send submissions to: nepc@raeng.org.uk - Interviews: Week 16 January 2023 - Work commences: Week 23 January 2023 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb4cd1ea-df6a-4da7-956c-835962827be0 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Jan 2023 | | Submission deadline | 10 Jan 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 23 Jan 2023 - 1 Sep 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000 | | 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 | ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1Y 5DG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 3 Jan 2023 at 17:52 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb4cd1ea-df6a-4da7-956c-835962827be0 - 15 Dec 2022 at 17:22 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb4cd1ea-df6a-4da7-956c-835962827be0 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb4cd1ea-df6a-4da7-956c-835962827be0 3rd January 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5b0ca6ef-280a-45b3-a148-fbf2f6739241 ## Notice URLs - https://nepc.raeng.org.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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