Published date: 16 June 2022

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: 18 July 2022, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Evaluation consultancy services - 79419000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP698474561

Published date

16 June 2022

Closing date

18 July 2022

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

4 August 2022

Contract end date

3 February 2023

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

Research England are seeking to appoint external consultants to undertake an early evaluation of the Expanding Excellence in England (E3) Fund.

The E3 fund is a £76 million fund which commenced in 2019, with the key aim to support the strategic expansion of small, excellent research units in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across England. Research England therefore wishes to commission a project to deliver a written report comprising of the following components:

1.An Evaluation of the progress and implementation of E3
2.A suitable framework for the longer term evaluation of sustainable capacity building

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Stephanie Salmon

Address

Polaris House
Swindon
SN2 1FL
UK

Telephone

07874895376

Email

stephanie.salmon@ukri.org