Published date: 14 July 2015

This notice was replaced on 14 July 2015

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

Awarded contract (published 21 March 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£250,000

Procurement reference

PS150138

Published date

14 July 2015

Closing date

1 September 2015

Contract start date

15 September 2015

Contract end date

14 September 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

UK Shared Business Services Ltd as the Contracting Authority is putting in place a contract for Research Councils UK.
The requirement entails training of Staff in the area of Unconscious Bias.

The majority of RCUK investment is judged by peer review but there are other key decision making areas where bias might occur for example in recruitment & selection, individual promotion interviews etc.

The Research Councils UK (RCUK) are thus aiming to create a culture of bias-free decision making through raising the awareness of Unconscious Bias.

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Please Note:
This requirement is also being published as an OJEU.

All submissions for this requirement must be submitted via Emptoris.

About the buyer

Contact name

UK Shared Business Services

Address

North Star House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN1 2FF
England

Email

geoff.bath@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk