Sciencewise
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITEDEstimated Value
Up to £2,900,000
Deadline
2 September 2016
Published
19 July 2016
Type
services
Overview
The Sciencewise programme supports Government policy making around emerging technologies by engaging the public through the use of deliberative dialogue mechanisms to better understand their concerns and aspirations. It is the intention of BIS to deliver the programme through a Framework with 3 Lots.
Through Lot 1, the successful bidder or bidders will support BIS in running the programme by providing dialogue expertise, including, but not necessarily limited to, all stages of the dialogue commissioning and delivery process. A maximum funding of up to £200k pa will be offered for this.
BIS will be responsible for overall management of the Sciencewise programme. This will include sourcing new public dialogue projects to inform policy making on emerging technologies, leading on governance arrangements, approving project proposals, business cases and oversight and approval of project reporting.
Regulations cited
- Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Contact & helpdesk
Lot 2 will include dialogue delivery providers (to bid in to deliver dialogue projects supported through the Sciencewise programme) and Lot 3 will include dialogue evaluation contractors (to UK Shared Business Services eSourcing Additional information: Register your interest for details relating to planned supplier day to research@uksbs.co.uk by 2pm, Thursday 28th July 2016.
Additional details
Please note this is a PIN notice for a framework agreement. This is not a call for competition, this is soft market testing under Regulation 40 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
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UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITEDKey Dates
Published
19 July 2016
Submission deadline
2 September 2016
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