Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
UK Research & Innovation
Economic and Social Research Council, Polaris House
Swindon
SN2 1FL
UK
Telephone: +44 1793413114
E-mail: NERCprocurement@ukri.org
NUTS: UKK14
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ukri.org
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Research & Innovation
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
UKRI- 3994 Delivery Partner for MetaScience Research
Reference number: UKRI-3994
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Department of Science and Technology, UK and UK Research and Innovation are looking for a delivery partner to support its work on improving the R&I landscape in the UK. You are receiving this email because you have the expertise, network(s) and experience we believe will help us reach our project objectives in metascience research. As potential partners, we would like to meet you for a Q&A session where you can ask questions about the project, its context and objectives. You can also submit questions before and after the session.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
3 500 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department of Science and Technology, UK and UK Research and Innovation are looking for a delivery partner to support its work on improving the R&I landscape in the UK. Dedicated competitive grants programme Help establish the UK as a global leader in applied metascience research, including by supporting UK-led international collaborations that further build national capability Accelerate the generation of evidence available to policymakers and funders Internal experimentation function Provide standing capacity to test and robustly evaluate new innovations or changes to our funding processes so we can identify practices that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of R&D delivery 3. Cross-Government R&D delivery community of practice Convene a cross-government community of practice for R&D budget holders in central government and the wider public sector so that emerging evidence can inform policy and practice. This Prior Information Notice invites you to a Supplier engagement session to learn more about this exciting opportunity and provide insight from a supplier perspective, its context and objectives. To be held in the week commencing 20th May 2024. Please email to register your interest in attending. Upon receipt of your request we will send you a unique code for your organisation a confirmed date and time for the session a Zoom link to attend Thank you again and we look forward to meeting you at the event.
II.2.14) Additional information
. Please email NERCprocurement@ukri.org to register your interest in attending.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
17/07/2024
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=861606861
GO Reference: GO-2024513-PRO-26024567
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/05/2024