Published date: 18 January 2019

Last edited date: 19 May 2021

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


Closing: 6 November 2018, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000

Location of contract

BS34 8SR

Value of contract

£68,000

Procurement reference

CR18160

Published date

18 January 2019

Closing date

6 November 2018

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

23 November 2018

Contract end date

31 May 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Mini Competition - BIS Research & Evaluation Framework CR150025

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Aims and Objectives of the Project
This document invites tenders to explore indications, direction and trajectory of change in the research environment that may affect our understanding of the following questions in the context of research assessment nationally
• Why do we assess research?
• What are we assessing?
• How are we assessing
This study is a general exploration of the research landscape and is not an assessment of REF2021, part of its development or evaluation. It is also not intended to develop options for a future assessment exercise but to identify trends and trajectories of development that should inform our understanding of research assessment more generally.
This study will look to identify where change is happening in the research landscape that should inform how national research assessment is understood and the likely progression of that change over a 5 to 10 year period.
The work does not require the contractor to collect evidence specifically related to other assessment systems. Project CR18142 (International Landscape Study: An Exploration of International Research and Innovation Systems) is considering the following questions
• What is the range of research assessment approaches deployed by research active nations?
• What is the relationship between a nation's research assessment approach and funding?
• How are the approaches developed and evaluated?
The successful contractor will be required to consider relevant information produced by this work but will not be required to consider these questions.

This Project was advertised against Lot of the BIS Research & Evaluation Framework CR150025.
https://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/Pages/ResearchandEvaluation.aspx

Award information

Awarded date

15 November 2018

Contract start date

23 November 2018

Contract end date

31 May 2019

Total value of contract

£74,209.85

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

RAND EUROPE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Address

Westbrook Centre, Cambridge, CB4 1YG

Reference

Companies House number: 02728021

Value of contract

£74,209.85

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

A contract variation of 10% was added to this contract to increase the number of responses. This changed the contract value from £67,463.50 to £74,209.85.

About the buyer

Contact name

Karl Oakley

Address

Polaris House
North Star Avenue
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Telephone

01793 867005

Email

Research@uksbs.co.uk

Website

https://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/Pages/ResearchandEvaluation.aspx