Published date: 4 June 2020
Closed early engagement
Contract summary
Industry
Research and development consultancy services - 73200000
Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000
Location of contract
SN2 1FL
Procurement reference
CR20062 - Future Flight Challenge Evaluation Framework and Baseline
Published date
4 June 2020
Closing date
11 June 2020
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
***This is NOT a call for competition***
This is a Prior Information Notice for a UK Research and Innovation requirement. The UKRI Board are committed to collecting evidence to understand the impacts of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) Data to Future Flight Challenge. Bids are invited for an evaluation of the Programme to gain insight into the outcomes and impact of the programme.
The Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) is part of the Government's Industrial Strategy, the long-term plan to raise productivity and earning power in the UK. The fund is a core pillar in the government's commitment to increase funding in research and development by £4.7 billion over 4 years to strengthen UK science and business. It is focussed on investing in the world-leading research base and highly-innovative businesses to address the biggest industrial and societal challenges today. The route to market will be CCS Research Marketplace DPS. A market engagement event will be held on Monday, 15th June 2020 between 10:00 - 11:00, via Zoom. This will provide an opportunity for potential providers to find out more about the aims of the project and the procurement process. Providers wishing to attend need to RSVP by 15:00, Thursday, 11th June 2020 - stating their name, title, email. This information should be sent to the following email address: Research@uksbs.co.uk. Please ensure that the subject heading for the email is as follows: 'CR20062 - Future Flight Challenge Evaluation Framework and Baseline'. It is anticipated that the tender documentation will be released in Late June/ Early July 2020.
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About the buyer
Contact name
Contracted Research
Address
Polaris House
SWINDON
SN21FF
England
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