Published date: 9 December 2016

This notice was replaced on 20 February 2017

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Awarded contract (published 20 February 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

1526/DM

Published date

9 December 2016

Closing date

20 January 2017

Contract start date

1 March 2017

Contract end date

30 November 2017

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

BBSRC, with support from EPSRC, have committed £18M to fund 13 unique collaborative Networks in Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy (BBSRC NIBB). The BBSRC NIBB foster collaborations between academia, industry, policy makers and NGOs in order to find new approaches to tackle research challenges, translate research and deliver key benefits in Industrial Biotechnology (IB). Each network has a particular focus area, mainly within the UK, but with interest to build international links. These multidisciplinary networks will drive new ideas to harness the potential of biological resources for producing and processing materials, biopharmaceuticals, chemicals and energy.

Four NIBB; BIOCATNET, C1Net, CBMNet, and P2P, are commissioning this project with the aim of mapping the strengths of the entire UK Industrial Biotechnology sector. The focus of the project should be on research and development through to commercialisation with additional focus on Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 4-7. The target audience for the report are UK funders and The Government.

More information

Additional text

To view more details about this opportunity & to download the tender documents, please visit our e-tendering site, In-tend.

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sheffield/aspx/Home

About the buyer

Address

Floor 4, The Arts Tower
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN
England

Email

d.middle@sheffield.ac.uk