UK-Swindon: Research services.


Preliminary Questions
This notice is for prior information only: Yes
This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
This notice is a call for competition: No

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
UK Research and Innovation
UK Research & Innovation, Polaris House, Swindon, Swindon, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 7714177043, Email: mrcprocurement@ukri.org
Contact: Procurement Manager-MRC
Main Address: www.ukri.org, Address of the buyer profile: www.ukri.org
NUTS Code: UKK14
Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement: No.
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

I.3) Communication
Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity:
Other activity: Research

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
II.1.1) Title: UKRI-4092 IUK Biomedical Catalyst Programme Impact Evaluation
Reference number:
II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:
73110000 - Research services.
II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
II.1.4) Short description:
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is a market engagement to inform regarding the requirement for the sourcing of Biomedical Catalyst Programme Impact Evaluation, briefly detailed in Section 2. For clarity, this PIN is not a Call for Competition. Not registering an interest shall not prevent any organisation from participating in any potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the preliminary market consultation shall place any organisation at an advantage in any potential future procurement process.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 300,000 - GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
This contract is divided into lots: No
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description
II.2.3) Place of performance:
Region Codes:
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Innovate UK-UKRI seeks a supplier to conduct a light touch process and impact evaluation (with robust econometric analysis) of the Biomedical Catalyst Programme for a duration of 24 months. This evaluation will assess the extent to which the BMC is making or has made an impact in relation to its key objectives: 1. Deliver growth to the UK health & life sciences sectors 2. Enable the pull-through of academic research into a commercial setting 3.Help existing UK SMEs to become competitive and sustainable 4.Leverage investment into UK-based innovative health and life sciences businesses, particularly into earlier, high-quality, high-risk projects.

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is intended to notify suppliers of this upcoming procurement opportunity that will be advertised through the Crown Commercial Service RM6126 Research and Insights Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). Only suppliers registered under the all sub-category under the Evaluation and Evidence Synthesis category will be eligible to submit bids upon launch. For additional details on this DPS, please visit https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6126. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to register as a DPS supplier using the provided link and complete the DPS Registration. It is essential to note that this DPS is managed by CCS and not UKRI. Therefore, for any technical assistance, please direct queries to the CCS customer services team, available Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm, via email at info@crowncommercial.gov.uk or by telephone at 0345 410 2222. To register your interest as a supplier for this DPS, please use the following link: https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps Please note that the supplier registration process for DPS RM6126 takes 15 working days.
II.2.14) Additional information
Please note that the supplier registration process for DPS RM6126 takes 15 working days.


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
19/01/2025


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - YES

Section VI: Complementary Information
VI.3) Additional Information:
To view this notice, please click here:
https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=908622803
GO-20241213-PRO-28885708 TKR-20241213-PRO-28885707

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 13/12/2024