Published date: 20 August 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 4 February 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

TS21 3FH

Value of contract

£24,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

3209

Published date

20 August 2024

Closing date

4 February 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

5 February 2024

Contract end date

4 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The SCIMITAR programme will include the following activities:

• Stimulating engagement, knowledge sharing and collaboration between UK and Indian organisations in the critical minerals sector, using a combination of questionnaires, workshops, webinars, and on-site visits to understand the needs of the sector.

• Mapping UK and India capabilities in critical minerals technology innovation and building UK-India innovation networks, using the strengths of relevant UK RTOs and Indian network partners.

• Delivery of an innovation sprint programme, funding UK organisations to explore potential solutions to address critical minerals challenges identified by Indian organisations.

• Dissemination of the programme outputs to a wider community, using a combination of meeting/event reports, case studies, technology reports, business, and social media.

Key project outputs will include:

• Site visits/workshops at UK and Indian facilities
• Mapping of UK/India Research & Innovation capabilities and supply chains in critical raw materials
• Strategic report summarising potential areas for UK-India collaboration on critical materials.
• Delivery of an innovation sprint programme
• Project final report with recommendations for future collaboration

Award information

Awarded date

5 February 2024

Contract start date

5 February 2024

Contract end date

4 March 2025

Total value of contract

£25,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

BCKIC

Address

Campus 11
KIIT-DU
Bhubaneswar
Odisha
IN 751024

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£25,000

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

CPI Procurement

Address

Wilton
REDCAR
TS104RF
England

Telephone

01740 625716

Email

e-tendering@uk-cpi.com