Published date: 17 February 2021

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


Closing: 20 January 2020, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£0 to £80,000

Procurement reference

CR19107

Published date

17 February 2021

Closing date

20 January 2020

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

6 February 2020

Contract end date

30 April 2020

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

**This contract has been awarded via Crown Commercial Services Research Marketplace DPS - RM6018.**

4. Deliverables

It is our intention that a version of the final report will be made publicly available for example through the .gov website. As such bid responses should ensure to price for producing a publishable document.
• Literature review - a short review, the results of which will go into the interim and final reports.
• Interview guide - used to structure the engagement with the supply chain
• Interviews - can be a mixture of telephone and face to face for focus groups.
• Primary data collection from interviews
• Interim report - to contain the results of the literature review, conclusions of the skills mapping exercise
• A validated version of the results
• A summary presentation of the key findings and recommendations
• Final report (approx. 100 pages) and shorter summary document (see below)
• Weekly phone calls and/or email progress updates with the BEIS project manager
• Monthly meetings with the steering group to update on progress, including creation and distribution of delivery updates and progress to timeline.

Final report:
The report output will be required to answer the research questions, but we are open to proposals for a suitable structure, this may include some of the following sections:

1. Literature review

Findings from the research:
2. Heat networks occupations and skills in the UK heat networks sector
o Occupations
o Career pathways and progression routes (recruitment)
o Barriers and enablers to progression
o Effectiveness of qualifications to progression
3. Training and re-training offers
o Qualifications and standards in the heat networks sectors (incl. relevant developing bodies)
o Employer familiarity with setting standards
4. The heat networks sector environment
o Skills status quo
o Shortages affecting all key occupations
o Diversity, age, regionality, mobility, flexibility, competition
o Organisational skill planning
5. Future skills
o Key factors/drivers affecting the sector
o Impacts on drivers affecting future workforce and skills challenges
o Expectations on professions/skills evolving
o Workplace challenges and risks
o Opportunities and potential solutions
6. Learnings from other sectors/industries that have had to adapt to high growth

Award information

Awarded date

5 February 2020

Contract start date

6 February 2020

Contract end date

30 April 2020

Total value of contract

£79,868.75

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED

Address

5th Floor,St. Magnus House, 3 Lower Thames Street
LONDON
EC3R 6HD
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 00849983

Value of contract

£79,868.75

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Karl Oakley

Address

Polaris House, North Star Avenue
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Telephone

01793 867000

Email

Research@uksbs.co.uk