Published date: 29 March 2018

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 13 April 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS CR18053

Published date

29 March 2018

Closing date

13 April 2018

Contract start date

9 May 2018

Contract end date

31 October 2018

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?

Yes

Description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Friday 13th April 2018 at 14:00pm

DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.

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

Brief Description of Requirement

The focus of this study will be R&D 'leverage', meaning, the amount of private sector R&D investment that arises as a result of public sector R&D investment, and which otherwise would not have occurred. In the area of research and innovation there have been a number of studies which find that public investment in R&D crowds in, or 'leverages', private investment in R&D.
The aims of this study are to:
1. Produce a clear replicable methodology for estimating:
o the overall UK R&D leverage rate (best estimate with an uncertainty range);
o leverage rates (best estimate with uncertainty ranges) for public support for business and for support for universities/research institutions;
o leverage rates (best estimate with uncertainty ranges) for different business sectors;
o leverage rates (best estimate with uncertainty ranges) for direct support to business and indirect support to business (tax credits) and
o leverage rates (best estimate with uncertainty ranges) for comparator countries, such as the US, France, Germany and Japan.
2. Identify the main barriers to producing this methodology, and the strengths and weaknesses associated with the method.
3. Produce new estimates of leverage ranges for the UK as a whole and across the dimensions referred to under (1), as well as for comparator countries.
4. If for any of these areas, no robust estimates are possible, then to produce a clear and agreed explanation of why this is the case.
5. Increase understanding as to the drivers of R&D leverage.

This evidence will improve the evidence base for the Industrial Strategy 2.4% R&D target roadmap, and feed into the International Research and Innovation Strategy.

Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the RFx attachments tab within the Emptoris System.

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

How to Apply

As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS will be using the CCS eSourcing Suite for this procurement.

To register on the CCS eSourcing portal please follow the details contained within the Additional Information section of this notice.

If you are already registered on the CCS eSourcing portal and wish to register your interest in this opportunity please email; expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Your email must clearly state:
• the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for;
• the name of the registered Bidder;
• the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.

More information

Attachments

Links

Additional text

DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER

All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts)

Responses must be received by the date in the bid documents.

Responses received outside or concurrently using the eSourcing process will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity.

How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite

Full details of this opportunity can be found on the e-sourcing portal please follow instructions below. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'.

Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.

Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk.

Your email must clearly state:
• name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for;
• name of the registered Bidder;
• name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.

Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder.

As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event.

Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information.

For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk: Telephone: 0345 010 3503

Training documents to support Bidders to utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section.

About UK Shared Business Services

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

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/

About the buyer

Address

Polaris House
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Telephone

01793 867005

Email

research@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk