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title: "Impact Management Design Project"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02a54e"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (UKRI)"
published: "2021-04-12"
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# Impact Management Design Project

Buyer: UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (UKRI)  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a54e

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## Summary

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is initiating a tender process titled "Impact Management Design Project" within the software package and information systems industry. Currently in the planning stage, the procurement aims to establish a systematic approach to impact management for Innovate UK (IUK), a part of UKRI. The pre-market engagement webinar is scheduled for Thursday, 29th April 2021, allowing interested bidders to learn about project requirements and capabilities. It is crucial for potential bidders to register by 22nd April 2021 to secure their place at the session.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in impact management solutions, specifically those that can define metrics, monitor processes, and offer governance structures. Companies with expertise in software development and data analytics will be particularly well-positioned to compete. Engaging in this tender can foster business growth by allowing these companies to demonstrate their innovative solutions while contributing to the public sector's enhancement of research and innovation impact reporting.

## Notice

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) works in partnership with universities, businesses, charities and government to create the best possible environment for research and innovation to flourish. We aim to maximise the contribution of each of our component parts, working individually and collectively; and we work with many partners to benefit everyone through knowledge, talent and ideas. Operating across the whole of the UK with a combined budget of more than PS7 billion, UKRI brings together the seven research councils, Innovate UK and Research England. Innovate UK (IUK) is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), a non-departmental public body funded by a grant-in-aid from the UK government. Pre-market Engagement Innovate UK (IUK) is embarking on an end-to-end Impact Management Design project. The benefit of this is to establish a systematic, robust and compelling impact management structure to create an evidence base upon which IUK can demonstrate its impact consistently and regularly to stakeholders. We would like to invite prospective bidders to attend an online pre-market engagement session exercise so that we can better understand what is available within the market and how to build our specification, prior to sourcing a solution.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Innovate UK is embarking on an End-to-End Impact Management Design project, including the definition of metrics, data, processes, and governance for defining, measuring, monitoring and reporting and the enabling of evaluation of IUK's impact across all our interventions. The benefit of this is to establish a systematic, robust and compelling impact management structure to create an evidence base upon which IUK can demonstrate its impact consistently and regularly to stakeholders. We are looking for a solution to manage the end-to end Impact Management impact structure which will cover a wide range of metrics and impacts across our portfolio of innovation interventions throughout their lifecycle, from initial business case, right through the intervention cycle, in line with our "Evaluation Framework - How we assess our impact on business and the economy". UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS) provide procurement services for UKRI, and in support of this project, UK SBS and IUK are looking to hold a pre-market exploratory exercise to understand what is available within the market by way of suitable solutions against a broad set of requirements. No budget is secured at this stage as we need to understand what is available in the market and pricing mechanisms. The aims of the pre-market engagement exercise are to: understand the capabilities of solutions which fit the current goals of the business requirement explore other potential uses look at different licensing models and various implementation plans Following review of the market, a business case will be created, budget approved, and requirements developed, before proceeding to source the solution. Pre - Market Engagement Supplier Day We would like to invite prospective bidders to attend a pre-market engagement webinar session on Thursday 29th April 2021 at 10:30am - 12:30pm, via Zoom meeting. Indicative Agenda (may be refined) a) Welcome & introductions (UKRI and UK SBS) b) Pre-market engagement aims (UKRI) c) UKRI and Innovate UK overview (UKRI) d) The Impact Management Project (UKRI) e) Scope of requirements (UKRI) f) Q&A (All) g) Next steps (UKRI and UK SBS) Please register your interest in attending by emailing DDaTProcurement@uksbs.co.uk no later than Thursday 22nd April 2021 at 14:00pm, detailing your organisation name and representatives who will be attending the day, along with their contact information. When emailing, please reference "DDaT21118 Supplier Day" in the subject field. Upon registration you will be sent a Zoom code for attending the day and the finalised agenda. Additional information: As the business is at early stages in gauging market options and the way forward, it's estimated the requirement would be sourced within Q3 of 2021.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007645-2021 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 25 Jul 2021 |
| 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (UKRI) |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| 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 | TLK14 Swindon |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 12 Apr 2021 at 16:32 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007645-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://www.ukri.org/
- https://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/Pages/default.aspx

## Provenance

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