UK SBS IT18138- NC3Rs self assessment tool

"This is not a Call for Competition" This is a notice for expressions of interest for a supplier day Background to the NC3Rs. The NC3Rs is an independent, scientific organisation established by the Government in 2004 to accelerate the development and uptake of technologies and approaches which lead to the replacement, reduction and refinement of the use of animals in science (commonly referred to as the 3Rs).

It works with scientists in universities and industry, and with research funding bodies and regulatory authorities, both in the UK and overseas. The NC3Rs annual budget is approximately £10 million, with the majority of this spent on funding research and innovation.

Further information on the NC3Rs can be found at www.nc3rs.org.uk The need for 3Rs self-assessment tools. The NC3Rs has recently published its strategy for 2017-2019 (www.nc3rs.org.uk/our-strategy).

This includes a commitment to work with research institutions (primarily universities) to embed the 3Rs in the scientific process. Part of this commitment is to develop two complementary 3Rs self-assessment tools that will allow research institutions and individual research groups to collate, track and benchmark over time their 3Rs activities.

What form will the tools take? The tools will be freely available, web-based resources, based around questionnaires.

Users will input answers to a series of preformulated questions about their 3Rs culture and activities. The system will score their responses and provide summary feedback and suggestions for improvement.

Additional information: The NC3RS, working closely with UK SBS are to host supplier day on the 18th June 2018 at Wellcome Trust, Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE. Further details of the event and how to attend will be provided upon receipt of an expression of interest.

The deadline for submitting an expression of interest is 01st June at 14:00 GMT. Expressions of interest for this supplier day will be managed electronically via the RFx Messaging System Crown Commercial Service's e-Sourcing Suite.

To participate in this procurement, participants shall first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite. If Bidders have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'.

Note: registration may take some time please ensure that you allow a suffient amount of time to register. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier/respond-tender Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement.

Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; UK SBS IT18138 NC3Rs self assessment tool Your organisations full name as a registered supplier; the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service (CCS) will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite.

The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event.

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