--- title: "RFQ - The Economic Impact of Support to Businesses Delivered by Laboratories Funded by the National Measurement System (NMS) Programme" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4b2c9419-525b-44c5-8c73-01fc59b9982b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4b2c9419-525b-44c5-8c73-01fc59b9982b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4b2c9419-525b-44c5-8c73-01fc59b9982b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4b2c9419-525b-44c5-8c73-01fc59b9982b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY" published: "2023-07-03" --- # RFQ - The Economic Impact of Support to Businesses Delivered by Laboratories Funded by the National Measurement System (NMS) Programme Buyer: NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4b2c9419-525b-44c5-8c73-01fc59b9982b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4b2c9419-525b-44c5-8c73-01fc59b9982b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4b2c9419-525b-44c5-8c73-01fc59b9982b.json) ## Summary The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is seeking proposals for a tender titled "RFQ - The Economic Impact of Support to Businesses Delivered by Laboratories Funded by the National Measurement System (NMS) Programme". This procurement falls under the services category, with a contract value of £60,000 GBP. The tender is an open procedure below threshold, with a tender closing deadline of August 1, 2023. The contract period is set to begin on August 28, 2023, and end on August 27, 2024. NPL is the buying organisation located in Teddington, England, and is looking to assess the impact of NMS innovation support on business outcomes. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses offering market research services to engage with NPL through the NMS Programme. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs) are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. By participating, businesses can contribute to providing evidence on the impact of innovation support on business performance. Interested parties can access the procurement documents via the provided URL to express their interest and potentially benefit from this opportunity for business growth. ## Notice The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the UK's National Measurement Institute and is a world-leading centre of excellence in developing and applying the most accurate measurement standards, science, and technology available. NMS is required to provide innovation support to the UK industry. The evidence for this support is expected to cover, among other things, productivity and employment growth among firms which engage with and are supported by the laboratories funded through the NMS. Previously, two econometric studies commissioned by NMS and Innovate UK (IUK) titled 'The Impact of Public Support for Innovation on Firm Outcomes' and 'Public Support for Innovation and Businesses Outcomes' was carried out . There is a need for a new study that will employ a combination of econometric approaches from both previous studies, and additional innovative methods, to provide new evidence on the impact of innovation support on the performance of businesses supported by the NMS. Hence, this study is proposed to achieve this purpose by using current data up to 2022. However, the focus will only be on the NMS supported businesses, with emphasis on marginal effects analysis. The goal of this study is to estimate the impact of NMS innovation support on business outcomes. To express interest in this opportunity and to access the procurement documents please use the following URL: https://lupc.bravosolution.co.uk/go/7252121001891BEDA276 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/497f6f8d-8afb-4eee-b6e7-0ed21ee905a2 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Jul 2023 | | Submission deadline | 1 Aug 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 27 Aug 2023 - 27 Aug 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £60,000 | | 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 | NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY | | Locality | TEDDINGTON | | Post town | Twickenham | | Postcode | TW11 0LW | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West | | ITL 3 | TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames | | Local authority | Richmond upon Thames | | Electoral ward | Teddington | | Westminster constituency | Twickenham | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79310000 - Market research services ## Release History - 3 Jul 2023 at 13:33 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/497f6f8d-8afb-4eee-b6e7-0ed21ee905a2 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/497f6f8d-8afb-4eee-b6e7-0ed21ee905a2 3rd July 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://lupc.bravosolution.co.uk/go/7252121001891BEDA276 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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