--- title: "UK SBS CR20040 Transforming Foundation Industries - Evaluation" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-780b6281-caa9-45c9-a0a2-adbe95ff65c3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-780b6281-caa9-45c9-a0a2-adbe95ff65c3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-780b6281-caa9-45c9-a0a2-adbe95ff65c3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-780b6281-caa9-45c9-a0a2-adbe95ff65c3.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED" published: "2020-03-13" --- # UK SBS CR20040 Transforming Foundation Industries - Evaluation Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-780b6281-caa9-45c9-a0a2-adbe95ff65c3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-780b6281-caa9-45c9-a0a2-adbe95ff65c3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-780b6281-caa9-45c9-a0a2-adbe95ff65c3.json) ## Summary The UK Shared Business Services Limited is initiating a procurement process titled "UK SBS CR20040 Transforming Foundation Industries - Evaluation." This process falls under the Research and Development Services category within the United Kingdom. Currently in the planning stage, the procurement aims to solicit comprehensive evaluations related to the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund's impact on foundation industries. A key milestone is set for the pre-market engagement session on 23rd March 2020, providing interested parties with the opportunity to understand the tender process and requirements. The proposed budget for this evaluation is capped at £400,000. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in research and development services, particularly those focused on economic evaluation and consultancy services. Companies engaging in market research, data analysis, and environmental impact assessments may find themselves well-suited to compete for this contract. The pre-market engagement session is an excellent chance for potential bidders to gain insights and ask questions, ultimately facilitating their preparation for the upcoming tender submission. ## Notice **Please note this is not a call for competition** This is a PIN notice for an event for the UK Research and Innovation who have a requirement for Transforming Foundation Industries - Evaluation The UKRI Board are committed to collecting evidence to understand the impacts of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) Transforming Foundation Industries Challenge (TFI). The Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) is part of the Government's Industrial Strategy, the long-term plan to raise productivity and earning power in the UK. The fund is a core pillar in the government's commitment to increase funding in research and development by PS4.7 billion over 4 years to strengthen UK science and business. It is focused on investing in the world-leading research base and highly-innovative businesses to address the biggest industrial and societal challenges today. The ISCF aims to improve the performance of our whole science and innovation system and is essential to realise the R&D ambitions of the Industrial Strategy. Transforming Foundation Industries challenge aims to help make the UK's foundation industries (composed of the glass, metals, cement, ceramics, chemicals and paper industries): * remain internationally competitive, securing regional, highly skilled jobs and underpinning our high value manufacturing supply chain; and * minimise the environmental impact of the largest industrial polluter. UKRI is seeking to commission an independent process and impact evaluation of the Transforming Foundation Industries Challenge. There are four key aims of this piece of work: 1) Deliver an evaluation framework that sets out the intended approach to evaluation in detail 2) Provide Baseline data for current activity within the foundation industries against the evaluation framework metrics 3) Evaluate the impact of the challenge on the industry against its objectives within the lifetime of the challenge as well as in the longer term. 4) Determine to what extent the TFI programme design and delivery mechanisms has contributed to achieving the objectives of the challenge. The expected maximum budget for the evaluation is PS400,000. We expect to go out to tender in March 2020. We would like to invite prospective bidders to attend a pre-market engagement session on Monday 23rd March at 10.00am - 1.00pm at Future Cities Catapult 1 Sekforde St, Farringdon, London EC1R 0BE. Agenda: * Introduction * Overview of the programme * Evaluation expectations * Procurement Overview * Coffee break * Q&A * Supplier Engagement Event Close and Next Steps Additional information: A pre-market engagement session will be held on Monday 23rd March at 10.00am - 1.00pm at Future Cities Catapult 1 Sekforde St, Farringdon, London EC1R 0BE. This will provide an opportunity for potential providers to find out more about the aims of the procurement and the process. Providers wishing to attend need to RSVP by Friday 20th March 2020 at 14.00 stating their name, title, email and phone numbers- please note there is a restriction of 2 attendees per organisation. This information should be sent to the following email address: Research@uksbs.co.uk Please ensure that the subject heading for the email is as follows: CR20040 Market Engagement Event. It is anticipated that the tender documentation will be released in March ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/27e5d349-faec-4930-9137-32f81c13d226 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Mar 2020 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Mar 2020 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | 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 | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics ## Release History - 13 Mar 2020 at 12:05 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/27e5d349-faec-4930-9137-32f81c13d226 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/27e5d349-faec-4930-9137-32f81c13d226 13th March 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:124938-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML TED notice ## Notice URLs - http://www.uksbs.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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