Published date: 3 January 2018

Last edited date: 3 January 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: 5 January 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis - 71241000

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Procurement consultancy services - 79418000

Location of contract

EC2M 2RB

Value of contract

£80,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

RSSB2616 - Identifying best practices in how public procurement can support the uptake of innovation

Published date

3 January 2018

Closing date

5 January 2018

Contract start date

22 January 2018

Contract end date

29 June 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?

No

Description

The objective of this project is to investigate how government and buyers in the railway sector abroad and in other industries in the UK utilise public procurement as a tool to support the uptake of innovation in a risk averse environment. Furthermore, the project aims at identifying, among these, good practices and assess their replicability in the GB rail sector, by providing a set of recommendations for the Department for Transport and other buyers to support them in implementing them.

5 Scope
In scope Out of scope
• Analyse how public procurement supports innovation in the rail sector in other countries (specified below)
• Assess how public procurement supports innovation in the rail sector in other industries in the UK (specified below)
• Identify and analyse good practices
• Draft recommendations on their applicability in the GB rail sector • Funding programmes using grants and competitions


6 Methodology
It is recognised that suppliers may well be better placed to define the approach taken to deliver this work than RSSB, so RSSB does not wish to mandate a given approach. The following approach is therefore only a suggestion and for the suppliers' consideration.

WP1: Collating a wide range of best practices from rail and other risk averse industries across countries
BPs to be collated from a range of industries including (but not limited):
• Rail (from other countries, see below)
• Water
• Automotive / Highways
• Defence • Aerospace
• Healthcare
• Energy
The contractor will identify and collate BPs from the rail sector in the following countries:
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Spain • Austria
• USA
• Japan

BPs are expected to cover the full range of aspects that contribute to Innovation Capability at an Industry Level, as detailed in the table below.

Competitive Environment Government regulatory regime
Government funding and support programmes
Recognizing and valuing innovation as an integral part of the tender process for major contracts
Contractual mechanisms for major contracts to provide incentives and rewards to innovate during the full life of the contract
Strategic Alignment Clear, common vision for innovation in the industry that connects near-term actions to long-term goals
Stability of common vision over time for innovation, with clear parameters in place indicating when/how it might change
Extent that industry leaders share their technology roadmaps to align investment and obsolescence decisions
Regulator consultation with industry stakeholders on major cross value chain investment and obsolescence decisions
Clear leadership and progress for the innovation agenda in the industry
Coherence of industry's innovation approach coherent with wider national, EU and International business agendas
Internal Innovation Activities Extent of suitable technology and safety specifications and standards in place to focus innovation across the value chain

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About the buyer

Contact name

R&D Business Partner

Address

The Helicon
1 South Place
London
EC2M 2RB
England

Email

Shareditt@rssb.co.uk