Published date: 1 August 2016

This notice was replaced on 1 August 2016

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 10 May 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£40,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS BLOJEU-CR16070MRC

Published date

1 August 2016

Closing date

10 August 2016

Contract start date

22 August 2016

Contract end date

31 October 2016

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The MRC regularly monitors, evaluates and reports on successes and the outcomes, outputs and impact of the research support. To better understand how MRC research leads to economic, societal and academic impact, all MRC-funded researchers are required to provide feedback on the impact of their work via an online system called researchfish® . These data are supplemented with additional information from other sources, such as bibliometric analysis. Combined, these datasets provide a detailed picture of the progress, productivity and quality of the science we support. This includes developing new medicines and technologies, improving clinical policies and practices, and encouraging inward investment to the UK.

The main reason for this tender exercise is to update, or if necessary replace, the bibliometric data that MRC holds on publications arising from the research it has funded since 2006.

More information

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About the buyer

Address

North Star House, North Star Avenue,
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Email

Research@uksbs.co.uk