Published date: 12 December 2022
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Opportunity (published 13 February 2023)
Closed early engagement
Contract summary
Industry
Personnel-training services - 79632000
Staff training services - 80511000
Location of contract
Any region
Procurement reference
tender_341469/1156144
Published date
12 December 2022
Closing date
5 January 2023
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
**This is an Early Engagement Notice and Questionnaire and Not A Call for Competition**
Brief Description of the Requirement
UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS), on behalf of UK Research and Innovation, is looking to establish a Contract to appoint a contractor to deliver training on Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) understanding and awareness to the staff across UKRI's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
About EPSRC:
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Council (EPSRC) is a partner organisation within UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and is the main UK government agency for funding research and training in engineering and the physical sciences, investing over £850 million a year in a broad range of subjects from mathematics to manufacturing, from AI to advanced materials, and information and communications technology (ICT) to structural engineering.
Course Aims:
- To create a common baseline of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) understanding and awareness across EPSRC.
- To provide EPSRC staff with the confidence to discuss and provide RRI advice to the communities they interact with (internal and external).
- To enable EPSRC staff to set RRI thinking into the context of their own role and consider how they embed it within relevant activities and initiatives.
- To bring RRI to life through real-life experience, examples and case studies which demonstrate the importance and value of applying an RRI approach, and how it can improve the quality and impact of research.
- To demonstrate the relevance of RRI to the breadth of EPSRC's themes and portfolio.
Estimated Value of the Opportunity - £30,000.00 - £40,000.00 Excluding VAT
Contract Term: 12 Months
Above is a brief description of the upcoming requirement which is anticipated to launch w/c Monday 9th January 2023.
Market Engagement Questionnaire:
Bidders are to review the Market Engagement Questionnaire attachment for further details of the Authority's requirements along with a short questionnaire for completion.
We would be grateful if you could complete and submit your responses to the attached questionnaire by no later than 14:00 on Thursday 5th January 2023 via fmprocurement@uksbs.co.uk
About the buyer
Contact name
FM Procurement
Address
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FL
England
Telephone
01793 867005
Website
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