Published date: 31 May 2022

Last edited date: 7 June 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 15 July 2022, 8pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£200,000 to £400,000

Procurement reference

tender_307853/1075811

Published date

31 May 2022

Closing date

15 July 2022

Closing time

8pm

Contract start date

5 September 2022

Contract end date

30 August 2024

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?

Yes

Description

The Science, Innovation and Technology (ScITech) directorate within DfT aims to enable the successful delivery of DfT's Strategic Priorities through timely, usable and impactful Science, Innovation and Technology in the form of solutions, advice and challenge. It achieves this through a focus on the three pillars of the DfT Science Plan: people, partnerships and purpose.

As part of a ScITech's programme to broaden access to expertise across DfT to support policy making and delivery, as well as to help grow and support the academic transport community, we are establishing a programme of postgraduate internships and PhD studentships. These will provide:

Interns: to conduct short, independent research projects of between 3-6 months on key areas of departmental priority

PhDs: programmes of focused study on areas of particular need within DfT or in a specific area where DfT is keen to grow capability.

These two routes to work with early-stage academic researchers will provide DfT with access to a wide pool of academic expertise and support the development of the talent pipeline for DfT and the wider transport Research & Development sector.

The aim is for this work to benefit both DfT and the academic student and their institution. DfT will have access to expertise and talent not otherwise available, and work on topics that might not otherwise be taken forward. The student in return gains an insight into how government works, how policy is developed and implemented and the types of evidence and research needed. They will experience working life for civil servants, including communicating to senior policy officials for impact and working at pace.

The Authority seeks to develop, manage and deliver the process on the department's behalf. This will include recruiting and placing interns with teams across DfT and developing and recruiting PhD studentships. We need a supplier who can reach out across a wide range of academic institutions, ensuring fairness and allowing DfT to better meet our diversity and inclusion goals

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About the buyer

Address

Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 4DR
England

Email

DfTProcurement@dft.gov.uk