UK SBS CR18074 Post Graduate Research Catalyst Evaluation

The final date and time for the submissions of bids is Thursday 14th June 2018 at 14:00pm. DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal. Research England are in the process of establishing a series of workshops to bring together the 17 catalyst projects. Research England will also establish a PGR Catalyst Advisory Group that will provide guidance on the methodology and outputs developed as part of this contract. Aims The aim of this work is to: • Develop a good practice 'output', which may be in the form of a guide or toolkit, for Research England, the OfS, and the HE sector based on evaluation of the scheme 'Supporting mental health and wellbeing for postgraduate research students'. To break this down, we expect the successful bidder to (not an exhaustive list): • Evaluate the funded scheme at programme level (across all of the projects), and demonstrate emerging outcomes from this initiative. Where possible the emerging outcomes should be considered at various levels e.g. student/institutional (to be discussed and agreed with the project manager); • Develop an output to disseminate good practice to the wider HE sector based on the programme evaluation (licenced as CC BY). Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the RFx attachments tab within the Emptoris System. This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ document. How to Apply As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS will be using the CCS eSourcing Suite for this procurement. To register on the CCS eSourcing portal please follow the details contained within the Additional Information section of this notice. If you are already registered on the CCS eSourcing portal and wish to register your interest in this opportunity please email; expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk Your email must clearly state: • the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; • the name of the registered Bidder; • the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.