Published date: 26 May 2023

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: 23 June 2023, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£1 to £21,000

Procurement reference

HSE/T4400

Published date

26 May 2023

Closing date

23 June 2023

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

31 July 2023

Contract end date

31 July 2024

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?

Yes

Description

research proposals. Experience of chairing a Research Ethics Committee would be desirable as would experience of reviewing ethics proposals for research into occupational health and safety.

Reporting to HSE's Chief Scientific Adviser, the contractor will be required to:

• chair the monthly meetings of the HSE Research Ethics Panel at which research ethics proposals are discussed (online meetings).
• advise on the HSE research ethics process which is kept under permanent review.
• act as a research ethics adviser for higher risk proposals before their submission to an external Research Ethics Committee and other proposals which are considered internally.
• provide training and mentoring for HSE's Research Ethics Advisers.
• support actions to raise awareness of and support good practice in research ethics throughout HSE's science base, including delivery of seminars and discussions with scientific teams, and identification of other potential actions such as seminars by experts in research ethics in specific disciplines or applications.

More information

Additional text

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hse

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About the buyer

Address

Redgrave Court,Merton Road
BOOTLE
L207HS
England

Telephone

02030284392

Email

tenders@hse.gov.uk