Published date: 23 February 2021

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: 1 May 2021, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1,700,000

Procurement reference

BIP572853338

Published date

23 February 2021

Closing date

1 May 2021

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

1 June 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Establishment of a 1-year pilot for development of an advanced nuclear skills and innovation campus. A delivery partner will be procured to:
•Improve coordination and focus advanced nuclear energy innovation and high-level skills development;
•Establish physical collaboration with office and laboratory space on an existing nuclear licensed site;
•Conduct market engagement and commissioning of seed or match investment in pilot technology development and demonstration projects to be performed on the site.
•Enable virtual collaboration with links to facilities, academia and wider skills across the sector
•Enable knowledge transfer and training
•Establish funded training / sponsorship of Masters/ PhD students.
The campus delivery partner will:
•be a vehicle for co-investment to establish campus projects and underpinning advanced nuclear training;
•conduct ongoing engagement with industry and interfacing programmes;
•monitor progress of campus projects and training regimes.

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About the buyer

Address

1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
UK

Telephone

+442072155000

Email

zara.hodgson@beis.gov.uk