UK SBS FWRECR17064INN - Review of Innovate UK's KTN Connect activities

Contract summary

Industry

• Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

• Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£125,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS FWRECR17064INN - Review of Innovate UK's KTN Connect activities

Published date

30 August 2017

Closing date

15 June 2017

Contract start date

23 June 2017

Contract end date

30 November 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other:

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

The aim of this project is to undertake a review of the KTN's remit, activities, governance structures and impact over the period April 2014 to March 2017. The successful bidders for this ITT will be expected to familiarise themselves with the
KTN's current remit, activities, governance structures and strategy, as well as the planned strategy and business plan for 2017/18, through document review and engagement with key stakeholders (as a minimum).
Broadly, the key questions to be considered for each of these four elements of the KTN include the following:
Remit
The KTN helps businesses get the best out of creativity, ideas, and the latest discoveries, to strengthen the UK economy and improve people's lives. By bringing together business, entrepreneurs, academics, and funders, it helps them to develop new products, services, and processes to grow the UK economy.
Whilst the specific objectives of the KTN have evolved over time, the essence of them has remained the same, and the current set provide an overview of the objectives of the period in question;
1. Increase business-led R&D in the UK
2. Facilitate exploitation of R&D to capture more UK value from innovation
3. Increase collaboration between businesses (B2B) and between businesses and the research base (B2R) for UK benefit
4. Be the strategic partner of choice for innovation networking
5. Provide breadth and depth of experience for businesses wanting to innovate
6. Be a highly effective organisation.
The initial key research questions for this element of the review are;
1. Is the KTN's remit clear and understood consistently across internal and external stakeholders?
2. How does the KTN's remit and objectives fit with those of Innovate UK and other organisations in the innovation ecosystem?
3. How have the KTN's objectives developed over time?
4. Are they fit for purpose?
5. Do they have clear and measureable outcomes, or can such outcomes be further defined and measured?

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Award information

Awarded date

22 June 2017

Contract start date

3 July 2017

Contract end date

8 December 2017

Total value of contract

£119,966

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

SQW

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About the buyer

Address

Polaris House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1ET
England

Email

Research@uksbs.co.uk