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title: "CR20065 - Evaluation of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) - Supplier Engagement Event"
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# CR20065 - Evaluation of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) - Supplier Engagement Event

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ceb887f7-5588-481a-95ac-edfcfb605f06

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "CR20065 - Evaluation of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) - Supplier Engagement Event" is being conducted by UK Shared Business Services Limited, located in Swindon, England. This process is currently in the planning stage, with a key engagement event set to take place on 24th June 2020, and an engagement end date of 22nd June 2020. The procurement falls under the category of research and development consultancy services, with a budget range of £500,000 to £750,000 (excluding VAT), and aims to commence in October 2020 and conclude by December 2024.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses engaged in research consultancy, particularly those with expertise in evaluating public funding initiatives and impact assessments. Companies that could benefit include small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in market research, polling, and economic consultancy. The pre-market engagement session will provide a platform for potential bidders to understand the procurement objectives better and discuss the evaluation expectations, making it a valuable opportunity for interested firms to engage with the buyer directly.

## Notice

** Please note this is not call for competition** This is a PIN for an event. UK Research and Innovation have a requirement to procure the research project Evaluation of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF). The aim of the evaluation is to build an evidence base with which to judge the success and overall impact of the ISCF in order to inform ongoing and future improvements to the ISCF to maximise the value of public funding; to demonstrate the return on investment to taxpayers and build the evidence base on the impact of mission-oriented and Challenge-focused R&I support as part of UKRI's wider efforts to understand 'what works' in R&I policy and delivery. The evaluation will consists of both impact and process evaluation, drawing on the existing evaluation evidence available from the individual programmes within the overall ISCF Fund as well as additional evidence gathering as required. This evaluation will be procured through the Open OJEU and is anticipated to commence October 2020 through to December 2024. The deliverables in sequential order include: an evaluation framework (early 2021), baseline report (summer 2021), review of existing evaluation data at programme level reports (three report between 2022 and 2024) and impact and process evaluation reports (by end of 2024). The overall indicative budget is PS500K (excl. VAT) with a possible maximum budget of PS750K (excl VAT). We would like to invite prospective bidders to attend a pre-market engagement session on Wednesday, 24th June 2020 at 2pm - 4pm via Zoom. The agenda for the day is as follows: * Introductions, * Overview of the ISCF, * Evaluation expectations,* Procurement overview, * Discussion / Q&A Additional information: A pre-market engagement session will be held on Wednesday, 24th June 2020 at 2pm - 4pm via Zoom. 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 Monday, 22nd June 2020 at 14.00 stating their name,company and email. 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: CR20065 Evaluation of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) Market Engagement Event. It is anticipated that the tender documentation will be released in June. TED Link 2020/S 113-275469

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aa29cad5-ba10-4247-9a0e-cb306e37ac78 |
| 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 | 12 Jun 2020 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 22 Jun 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 | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

## Release History

- 12 Jun 2020 at 08:03 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aa29cad5-ba10-4247-9a0e-cb306e37ac78

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aa29cad5-ba10-4247-9a0e-cb306e37ac78
  12th June 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

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