Published date: 20 January 2022

This notice was replaced on 8 July 2022

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

Awarded contract (published 8 July 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000

Location of contract

SN2 1ET

Value of contract

£150,000

Procurement reference

PS21236

Published date

20 January 2022

Closing date

24 November 2021

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

17 December 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****

The final date and time for the submission of bids is 11:00am on Wednesday, 24th November 2021.

DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.

All tender information MUST be submitted through the Delta eSourcing Portal.

Brief Description of Requirement

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) wishes to commission a study to gather outcomes, outputs and other intelligence to demonstrate the impact and successes of the research and interventions that EPSRC has funded through the Inclusion Matters (IM) portfolio.

This study should focus on highlighting specific impacts and success (in Research, Skills, Society, Innovation and Policy) in both academia and industry that the Inclusion Matters portfolio has contributed to e.g., culture change in the engineering and physical sciences research and innovation system, disseminating and embedding EDI good practices and policy etc. The key deliverables for this study will be to conduct a perception survey to create evidence of how the IM portfolio has helped to accelerate culture change within the engineering and physical sciences, to develop high quality case studies and exciting stories that highlights the findings and to provide a detailed report that gathers together the outputs, outcomes and impacts.

Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the Document Uploads tab within the Delta eSourcing Portal.

This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria as set out in the ITQ document.

How to Apply

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Delta eSourcing Portal for this procurement.

To register on the Delta eSourcing portal please use the link https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ and follow the instructions to register.

If you are already registered on the Delta eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ and the follow the instructions to 'Log in'

Once you are logged into the system you will be able to link yourself into this procurement using the Access Code: V75QPGZHS7

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

PS21236 - Collection of the Outcomes and Outputs from the EPSRC Inclusion Matters Investment

  • Opportunity
  • Published 2 November 2021

Attachments

Links

Additional text

DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER

All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations that apply to this opportunity.

Responses must be received by the date and time in the tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the Delta eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered by the Contracting Authority further for this opportunity. Interested organisations should ensure that they allow a sufficiency of time, prior to the deadline to allow all sections to be completed in full and any attachments to be uploaded.

As a user of the Delta eSourcing Portal you will have access to the Delta messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you, as well as other messages and updates in relation to any specific tender event. Please note that any and all information secured outside of the messaging service, shall have no merit or worth and should not be relied upon by any organisation submitting a tender response.

Please note it is your organisations responsibility to access these messages on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity.

The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right:

i. not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and

ii. to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement; and under no circumstances as part of your organisations participation in this opportunity, will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by any organisation as a result. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a contract with any successful organisation(s), this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of your organisation in doing so.

About UK Shared Business Services

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise.

Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority.

Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations.

For full details of our partner base please review the following link: http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/contracts/Pages/default.aspx

Award information

Awarded date

19 January 2022

Contract start date

17 December 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Total value of contract

£87,318

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

ADVANCE HE

Address

Innovation Way York Science Park
York
North Yorkshire
YO10 5BR
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 04931031

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Polaris House
SWINDON
SN21FL
England

Email

professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk