Published date: 5 November 2015
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Research and development consultancy services - 73200000
Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000
Location of contract
South West
Value of contract
£20,757.50
Procurement reference
FWCR150079RCUK
Published date
5 November 2015
Closing date
28 September 2015
Contract start date
8 October 2015
Contract end date
27 May 2016
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other:
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
A report on interdisciplinarity to act as a discussion paper for the GRC 2016 Annual Meeting, consisting of a combination of desk-based literature reviews, research on policy and a series of telephone interviews with selected research funding agencies around the world, to produce no fewer than ten, and no more than fifteen, country based case studies. The aim of the report is to produce an initial overview of what policies and policy environments exist globally across a small but balanced cross-section of GRC participants. The commissioner recognises that many funding agencies will not have specific policies or schemes for
supporting interdisciplinarity, but will have embedded what they consider to be good practice throughout their funding policies, and the report should identify where and how this is happening and provide an initial assessment of success. The report will make recommendations, based on its findings, of how funders can ensure their funding policies support interdisciplinary working. There is no assumption that interdisciplinary research is better or more prestigious; the research question remains the most important driver. However, given a growing number of research questions require interdisciplinary working, there is a need to ensure that interdisciplinary proposals are treated fairly. The GRC 2016 will provide a forum for funders across the world to discuss how this can work in practice and this report and its recommendations will be a key stimulus for the discussion.
Award information
Awarded date
7 October 2015
Contract start date
8 October 2015
Contract end date
27 May 2016
Total value of contract
£20,757.50
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
DJS Research Ltd
Address
3 Pavillion Lane
Stockport
UK
SK6 7GHReference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Research Team
Address
North Star House
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England
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