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title: "UKRI-2986 ESRC Research Leadership Network"
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# UKRI-2986 ESRC Research Leadership Network

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03df23

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## Summary

The UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) has recently awarded a contract for the "UKRI-2986 ESRC Research Leadership Network" to Edinburgh Innovations in the services procurement category. The contract, worth £194,370, was signed on 11th December 2023. This initiative aims to develop a Research Leaders Network for mid-career and senior social scientists to enhance their leadership skills and adapt to a rapidly changing funding environment. The procurement method was an open procedure, and the contracting authority is UKRI headquartered in Swindon.

The ongoing tender opportunity for the same project offers a chance for businesses in the research consultancy services sector to engage with UKRI. The active tender, valued at £200,000, has a submission deadline of 25th August 2023. This presents a growth opportunity for companies with expertise in social sciences research leadership. The initiative seeks to nurture informal networks, facilitate collaborative learning, and enhance leadership skills for social science researchers. The contract period is up to 15 months, starting from 1st January 2024.

## Notice

UKRI is seeking to commission the design and piloting of a Research Leaders Network for mid-career and senior social scientists. The Network will enable social science researchers to enhance their leadership practice, better preparing them for an increasingly interdisciplinary, intersectoral and fast-changing funding context.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

UKRI through its component research council, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), has recently completed a programme of work to help us better understand how we can strengthen research leadership capability in the social sciences. We want to enable social scientists to take advantage of the opportunities that are emerging from a rapidly evolving funding landscape that requires researchers to build capability in new areas, including their ability to collaborate and engage across sectors and disciplines. Such boundary spanning activities demand skills in designing, leading, delivering and working within large and complex team-based projects. We aim to address this challenge by providing leadership development activities that will support social science researchers to thrive within an increasingly interdisciplinary, intersectoral and fast-changing funding context. We are now seeking to appoint a supplier to design and deliver a pilot ESRC Research Leaders Network (Network) tailored to mid-career and senior researchers in the social sciences (see section 3 for further information on how these career stages are conceptualised). The Network will provide participants with opportunities to develop or enhance their research leadership skills by nurturing informal networks, facilitating collaborative learning, encouraging inter-sectoral mobility and cultivating productive interactions. Through this pilot, ESRC aims to understand how it can strategically invest in infrastructure that enhances social scientists' leadership skills. Our long-term intention is to develop a whole-career framework that drives ESRC's approach to investing in leadership capability and enabling researchers to realise their leadership potential. The full specification is available in the tender pack. The duration of the contract is up to 15 months and the contract must start by 01 January 2024. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/T6PMDRRG2V

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037095-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000 |
| Lots value | £200,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £194,370 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EDINBURGH INNOVATIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73210000 - Research consultancy services

## Release History

- 18 Dec 2023 at 12:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037095-2023
- 5 Jul 2023 at 18:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019207-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ukir.org
- https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/buyers/select/viewListStatus.html?id=787399543
- https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=830901159
- https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/T6PMDRRG2V

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