--- title: "Market Research work : Assessment of the commercialisation potential of FENAC" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9c8d5a12-33a3-45da-ac27-764f5359abd4" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9c8d5a12-33a3-45da-ac27-764f5359abd4" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9c8d5a12-33a3-45da-ac27-764f5359abd4.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9c8d5a12-33a3-45da-ac27-764f5359abd4.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM" published: "2017-01-10" --- # Market Research work : Assessment of the commercialisation potential of FENAC Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9c8d5a12-33a3-45da-ac27-764f5359abd4 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9c8d5a12-33a3-45da-ac27-764f5359abd4) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9c8d5a12-33a3-45da-ac27-764f5359abd4.json) ## Summary The University of Birmingham is conducting a tender for a project titled "Market Research work: Assessment of the commercialisation potential of FENAC." This undertaking falls within the market research services industry and is situated in Edgbaston, West Midlands, United Kingdom. Currently in the tender stage, interested parties must submit their proposals by 12 noon on Wednesday, 25th January 2017. The anticipated contract duration is from 1st February 2017 to 30th June 2017, with a total contract value ranging from £7,000 to £9,000, inclusive of VAT. This procurement is being carried out using an open procedure method. This tender presents valuable opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in market research, environmental sciences, or consultancy services. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to apply, as the contracting authority is open to a variety of bidding proposals that either meet or exceed the baseline quality standards. Firms with experience in commercial assessments or those familiar with laboratory-based facilities and environmental impacts of nanomaterials would be ideally suited to compete for this contract. ## Notice We are seeking a report to aid decision making about the potential for commercialisation of FENAC (the Facility for Environmental Nanoscience Analysis and Characterisation, www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/fenac). FENAC is a laboratory based facility, currently funded by NERC (the Natural Environment Research Council) to support research into the biological and environmental impacts of nanomaterials. There is extensive experience within the laboratory, with nanomaterials from suspensions in liquids including in water from lakes, rivers, ground waters, estuaries and seawater, and also in biological culture media and complex physiological fluids and tissues. FENAC is located at the University of Birmingham within the environmental nanomaterials research laboratory, and there is spare capacity on the characterisation instruments. A draft report should be presented in electronic form, and verbally in a meeting or by Skype, to allow discussion and clarification of the report. The final Market assessment report and Marketing Strategy Report should be delivered as an electronic version with 3 paper copies. It is expected that the copyright in the report will belong to the University of Birmingham. The names of the people interviewed and the organisation they work for should be listed in the appendix of the report. A separate list of contact details of all people who expressed an interest in FENAC services should be in the report Appendix. Based on the expected activity and budget, an indicative range for the total contract value may be taken as PS7-9,000, inclusive of VAT. When evaluating cost, the quality of the overall bid and its constituent parts will be taken into consideration alongside the financial values. The above range is indicative and bids above and below the range are acceptable but bidders should ensure that where above the range, the additional quality offered is well substantiated and that where below the range that you ensure that you detail how you meet the minimum quality standards required. Additional information: You should respond to this Quotation Request by means of loading your response onto the University's In-Tend e-tendering system by the time and date specified below: http://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/aspx/Home Your electronic response MUST arrive in the above recipient's email in-box no later than: 12 noon on Wednesday 25th January 2017 Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5e468e6-759c-43da-b5a1-50b66d1104fb | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Jan 2017 | | Submission deadline | 25 Jan 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Feb 2017 - 30 Jun 2017 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £9,000 | | 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 | UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM | | Locality | EDGBASTON | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B15 2TT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Edgbaston | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Edgbaston | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79310000 - Market research services ## Release History - 10 Jan 2017 at 15:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5e468e6-759c-43da-b5a1-50b66d1104fb ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5e468e6-759c-43da-b5a1-50b66d1104fb 10th January 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - http://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/aspx/Home ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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