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title: "A review of ESRC's investment into the Impact Acceleration Accounts"
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# A review of ESRC's investment into the Impact Acceleration Accounts

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cb1d9320-bf9c-450c-b881-0e49571ed083

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## Summary

The UK Shared Business Services Limited has awarded a contract for the review of ESRC's investment into the Impact Acceleration Accounts. The procurement was conducted through a mini competition under the CCS RM6126 Framework. The procurement process has been completed, and the awarded contract value is £56,725. The contract period runs from 28th November 2023 to 29th March 2024. The buying organisation is based in Swindon, England, and the procurement falls under the services category.

This opportunity for business growth is ideal for SMEs and those offering research and development services or related consultancy services. Businesses with experience in conducting independent contractor work, collecting evidence, and analysing data would find this tender suitable. The procurement method involved a selective process with the contract awarded to Perspective Economics Limited. The contract offers a chance for successful bidders to showcase their expertise in evaluating the impact of funding programs and delivering comprehensive reports on outcomes.

## Notice

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the CCS RM6126 Framework Brief Description of Requirement The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) wishes to commission an independent contractor to collect evidence relating to the impact of ESRC Impact Acceleration Accounts (IAAs) in rounds one (2014 to 2018) and two (2019 to 2023). This work is likely to involve a ombination of review and analysis of existing monitoring and reporting information collected by ESRC and supplementary focused interviews with a sample of Research Organisations (ROs) and Independent Research Organisations (IROs) that have received IAAs in one or both of these rounds, and possibly key ESRC senior staff and wider external stakeholders. The deliverables for this study will be: A report that draws out headline messages on the overall impact of ESRC IAAs in, focusing on what has changed as a result of funding across the first two cohorts (2014 to 2018 and 2019 to 2023) and how, as well as learning on what has or has not worked well and why; and an small number of depth case studies focused on specific successes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ef57a9b-9e1f-4fa2-82a2-7829dc08b1de |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Nov 2023 |
| Contract period | 28 Nov 2023 - 30 Apr 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £56,725 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PERSPECTIVE ECONOMICS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 11 Mar 2024 at 10:48 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ef57a9b-9e1f-4fa2-82a2-7829dc08b1de
- 6 Dec 2023 at 11:20 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ef57a9b-9e1f-4fa2-82a2-7829dc08b1de
- 1 Dec 2023 at 12:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ef57a9b-9e1f-4fa2-82a2-7829dc08b1de

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ef57a9b-9e1f-4fa2-82a2-7829dc08b1de
  11th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4a697f0b-e1a2-464a-8316-8e6503d387f0

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