Published date: 16 May 2025

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


Closing: 7 March 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£0 to £83,000

Procurement reference

PS25125

Published date

16 May 2025

Closing date

7 March 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****

This procurement is being concluded following a competitive procurement exercise.

Brief Description of Requirement

This requirement invites quotations to provide the secretariat for The Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers (commonly known as the Researcher Development Concordat, hereby referred to as the RDC) for two years (24 months) from the start of the contract. The RDC is an agreement between stakeholders to improve the employment and support for researchers and research careers in higher education in the UK.

The secretariat plays a key role in maintaining the RDC by acting as the delivery body of the Researcher Development Concordat Strategy Group (RDCSG), who set the strategic and policy direction of the Concordat. The RDCSG is comprised of representatives from UK research funding bodies, higher education institutions, and other organisations and associations from within and outside of higher education that are signatories to the Concordat.

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Award information

Awarded date

25 March 2025

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Total value of contract

£75,152

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY

Address

50 Shakespeare Street
NG1 4FQ
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 02820114

Value of contract

£75,152

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Robin Davis

Address

Polaris House
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Email

robin.davis@uksbs.co.uk