--- title: "UK SBS CR20033 Strategic Priorities Fund Evaluation- Supplier engagement day" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-aa42a38b-d2cd-4240-a685-8bcea889017c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-aa42a38b-d2cd-4240-a685-8bcea889017c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-aa42a38b-d2cd-4240-a685-8bcea889017c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-aa42a38b-d2cd-4240-a685-8bcea889017c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED" published: "2020-03-05" --- # UK SBS CR20033 Strategic Priorities Fund Evaluation- Supplier engagement day Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-aa42a38b-d2cd-4240-a685-8bcea889017c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-aa42a38b-d2cd-4240-a685-8bcea889017c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-aa42a38b-d2cd-4240-a685-8bcea889017c.json) ## Summary The procurement process, titled "UK SBS CR20033 Strategic Priorities Fund Evaluation - Supplier engagement day," is initiated by UK Shared Business Services Limited. This tender is currently in the planning stage and pertains to the research and development services industry, specifically focusing on evaluation services. A pre-market engagement session is scheduled for 20th March 2020 at 58 Victoria Embankment, London, to gather insights from prospective suppliers. Interested parties must RSVP by 19th March 2020, as attendance is limited to one representative per organisation. This opportunity is advantageous for businesses specialising in research, evaluation, and consultancy services, particularly SMEs looking to expand their portfolio. Companies capable of delivering comprehensive evaluation strategies aligned with interdisciplinary research and innovation are well-positioned to participate. The maximum budget for the evaluation is set at £900,000, making it a significant opportunity for providers with expertise in this field to demonstrate their capabilities and potentially secure future contracts with UK Research and Innovation. ## Notice **Please note this is not a call for competition** This is a PIN notice for an event UK Research and Innovation have a requirement for Strategic Priorities Fund evaluation. The Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF) is one of UKRI's flagship cross-cutting National Productivity Investment Funds. The SPF builds on Paul Nurse's vision of a 'common fund' to support high quality multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research programmes, which could have otherwise been missed through traditional funding channels. Its objectives are to: drive an increase in high-quality multi and interdisciplinary research and innovation; ensure that UKRI's investments link up effectively with government research priorities and opportunities; and ensure the system responds to strategic priorities and opportunities. The SPF consists of a diverse range of research and innovation activities at various stages of maturity. An overview of some of the SPF programmes can be found here: https://www.ukri.org/research/themes-and-programmes/strategic-prioritiesfund/ UKRI is committed to rigorous evaluation of its key programmes and would like to commission an independent evaluation of its investments in the SPF Wave 1 and 2 portfolio, with process and impact elements. The aim of the evaluation is to inform ongoing and future improvements of the fund, to maximise the value of public funding (in particular, the possibility of future growth of the SPF), to demonstrate what the fund delivered for taxpayers, and to help UKRI build the evidence base on 'what works' in successfully supporting high-quality multi- and interdisciplinary research and innovation, and ensuring that research and innovation responds to strategic opportunities and priorities. The expected maximum budget for the evaluation is PS900,000. 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 Friday 20th March at 1pm - 3pm at 58 Victoria Embankment. The session will be led by: the SPF's Monitoring and Evaluation lead, the SPF programme lead and UK Shared Business Services lead. The agenda for the day is as follows: * Introductions * Overview of the SPF * Evaluation expectations * Procurement overview * Discussion / Q&A Additional information: A pre-market engagement session will be held on Friday 20th March at 1pm - 3pm at 58 Victoria Embankment London. 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 Thursday 19th March 2020 at 14.00 stating their name, title, email and phone numbers- please note there is a restriction of 1 attendee 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: CR20033 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/23f4bbe7-ede2-4666-9417-c773eb7f6bae | | 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 | 5 Mar 2020 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 20 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 | TLI London | ## 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 - 5 Mar 2020 at 10:10 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/23f4bbe7-ede2-4666-9417-c773eb7f6bae ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/23f4bbe7-ede2-4666-9417-c773eb7f6bae 5th March 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:109665-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML TED notice ## Notice URLs - http://www.uksbs.co.uk - https://www.ukri.org/research/themes-and-programmes/strategic-prioritiesfund/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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