Published date: 30 March 2017

Last edited date: 18 August 2020

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


Closing: 22 December 2016, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Channel Islands

Value of contract

£546,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS PS16184/2

Published date

30 March 2017

Closing date

22 December 2016

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

1 February 2017

Contract end date

31 January 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above 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 22nd December 2016 at 11am. DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal. Any bids submitted directly to the buyer will be disregarded.

TED Reference 2016/S 220-401969

The STFC Newton Agri-Tech Fund is a 5-year programme with a budget of £13.5M. This initiative uses the UK's expertise in remote sensing and modelling in the area of agricultural technology (agri-tech) to work with and aid the Chinese farming community. The Agri-Tech programme will use the breakthroughs in satellite imaging, remote sensing and modelling to which they are helping to provide facilities and technologies that are supporting research driven, decision making tools for farmers and policy makers. STFC are seeking to secure Impact and Technical Team advice and support with the aim of ensuring the impact of the research in the area of agricultural technology to China. The Impact and Technical team will plan and be responsible for the delivery of a strategic programme of work to support and improve agricultural technology in China.
The over-arching strategic direction for the design of a coherent programme of activities designed to achieve three key deliverables:
- Establish and/or enhance a strong international profile for the research generated through the programme and projects.
- Build a reputation for the programme as centres of agricultural technology research and excellence in international development.
- Ensure findings from the programme's research are effectively cohered, disseminated and utilised by policy makers and users, particularly in China.
The successful bidder will be responsible for the successful delivery of this strategically-directed programme of activities. They will take the lead role in ensuring delivery of programme-level communications and the production, dissemination and delivery of appropriate knowledge products and activities. It will also build upon relevant activities being undertaken at individual grant level by maintaining oversight, facilitating, supporting and building capacity in relation to these.
Excluded: Impact and Technical Team will not play any part in decisions of academic substance in relation to the programme/projects or their intellectual leadership and future direction, or play any part in the awarding of research funding, other than providing strategic advice on ensuring policymaker and user demand is appropriately integrated.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

UK SBS PS16184 - Newton Agritech Cross Project Impact and Outreach

  • Opportunity
  • Published 16 November 2016

Attachments

Additional text

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Award information

Awarded date

9 March 2017

Contract start date

30 March 2017

Contract end date

29 March 2021

Total value of contract

£624,525

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Assimila Limited

Address

The Enterprise Centre
University of Reading
Reading
RG6 6BU

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Sharon West

Address

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

Telephone

01793 867005

Email

professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk