Published date: 21 June 2023

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Awarded contract (published 21 June 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£110,000

Procurement reference

DCC001-DN675718-07128502

Published date

21 June 2023

Closing date

30 June 2023

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 July 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Durham County Council (DCC) has been granted funding from the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) North and North Cumbria for 9 months for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate (1WTE) and an Academic Lead (0.1WTE), both posts are to be hosted by Durham University (DU).
The funding is to enable continued development of research capability within DCC, implementing learning from Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funding and previous CRN contingency funding. These projects have increased understanding of priorities to facilitate a culture of research in DCC, and to grow collaboration with (DU) and the dedicated capacity is now required to implement change


About the buyer

Contact name

Finley Welsh

Address

County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UL
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 3000

Email

finley.welsh@durham.gov.uk

Website

http://www.durham.gov.uk