Published date: 24 November 2017

This notice was replaced on 9 March 2018

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Awarded contract (published 9 March 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Market research services - 79310000

Location of contract

SN2 1UJ

Value of contract

£75,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS BLOJEU-CR17149ESRC - External Evaluation of the Joint Programming Initiative More Years Bette

Published date

24 November 2017

Closing date

11 December 2017

Contract start date

3 January 2018

Contract end date

31 March 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 final date and time for the submission of bids is 11/12/2017 at 14:00 DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal.

The aim of this project is to evaluate the JPI MYBL over the past 36 month period ('J-AGE II'). The evaluation will assess the JPI MYBL's progress against a previously developed set of monitoring indicators. Two types of monitoring indicators have been developed. Type A indicators focus on the effect of the JPI on European and national research programming, research policy and funding. Type B indicators monitor progress towards the societal and scientific impact of the implementation of the SRA.

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UK Shared Business Services eSourcing

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About the buyer

Address

Polaris House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1ET
England

Email

research@uksbs.co.uk