UK SBS PS18160 Coordination of the Diet and Health Research Industry Club (DRINC)

The final date and time for the submission of bids is 21/06/2018 at 14:00pm. DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.

All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal. Brief Description of Requirement BBSRC, together with Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Medical Research Council (MRC) established the Diet and Health Research Club (DRINC ) in 2008, in partnership with fourteen companies.

DRINC has invested approximately £22M in research projects that improve our understanding of the connection between diet and health in humans. To procure a supplier with knowledge in food and drink sectors with a focus upon nutrition for human health to coordinate activities for the Diet and Health Research Industry Club (DRINC).

As most DRINC projects will end in January 2021, this is an important phase where the knowledge of the coordinator will be essential in capturing and disseminating outcomes of DRINC projects and identifying future opportunities for engagement for DRINC members. The overall objective is to procure coordinators; with a breadth of knowledge in the industrial and academic research community related to the food and drink sector, a knowledge of other important stakeholders, and knowledge in managing research and/ or knowledge exchange between academia and industry.

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