Published date: 12 December 2022

Last edited date: 4 January 2023

This notice was replaced on 13 February 2023

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Opportunity (published 13 February 2023)

Closed early engagement


Contract summary

Industry

  • Personnel-training services - 79632000

  • Staff training services - 80511000

Location of contract

Any region

Procurement reference

tender_341469/1156144

Published date

12 December 2022

Closing date

12 January 2023

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

**This is an Early Engagement Notice and Questionnaire and Not A Call for Competition**

Brief Description of the Requirement

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS), on behalf of UK Research and Innovation, is looking to establish a Contract to appoint a contractor to deliver training on Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) understanding and awareness to the staff across UKRI's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

About EPSRC:

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Council (EPSRC) is a partner organisation within UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and is the main UK government agency for funding research and training in engineering and the physical sciences, investing over £850 million a year in a broad range of subjects from mathematics to manufacturing, from AI to advanced materials, and information and communications technology (ICT) to structural engineering.

Course Aims:

- To create a common baseline of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) understanding and awareness across EPSRC.
- To provide EPSRC staff with the confidence to discuss and provide RRI advice to the communities they interact with (internal and external).
- To enable EPSRC staff to set RRI thinking into the context of their own role and consider how they embed it within relevant activities and initiatives.
- To bring RRI to life through real-life experience, examples and case studies which demonstrate the importance and value of applying an RRI approach, and how it can improve the quality and impact of research.
- To demonstrate the relevance of RRI to the breadth of EPSRC's themes and portfolio.

Estimated Value of the Opportunity - £30,000.00 - £40,000.00 Excluding VAT

Contract Term: 12 Months

Above is a brief description of the upcoming requirement which is anticipated to launch w/c Monday 16th January 2023.

Market Engagement Questionnaire:

Bidders are to review the Market Engagement Questionnaire attachment for further details of the Authoritys requirements along with a short questionnaire for completion.

We would be grateful if you could complete and submit your responses to the attached questionnaire by no later than 14:00 on Thursday 12th January 2023 via fmprocurement@uksbs.co.uk

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

CS22599 - EPSRC Training Provider

  • Early engagement
  • Published 12 December 2022, last edited 4 January 2023

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

FM Procurement

Address

Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FL
England

Telephone

01793 867005

Email

FMProcurement@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk