HEFCW Evaluation of the Impact of Strategic Research Collaborations

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Evaluation of the Impact of Strategic Research Collaborations The Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) wishes to let a contract for an evaluation of the impact of three strategic research collaborations for which HEFCW funding has recently been completed: the Wales Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience; Wales Institute of Mathematical and Computational Sciences; and Aberystwyth-Bangor Research and Enterprise Partnership. These collaborations involving Welsh universities were established in order to strengthen the standing and international competitiveness of their research in focused areas. The evaluation will assess whether these collaborations have delivered against their planned outcomes; and examine their general contribution to the partner universities and to Welsh Government priorities in respect of higher education, science and innovation. The evaluation will also examine the success of the process aspects of the collaborations, including an assessment of management arrangements and of the plans and processes put in place to ensure sustainability beyond the period of HEFCW funding. This information will be used to identify any lessons and best practice that may be used to inform research collaborations currently funded by HEFCW. HEFCW is looking for a supplier with knowledge and experience of the research agenda in higher education and experience of the evaluation of projects/programmes to undertake this evaluation. The evaluation is expected to be a relatively short piece of work, which should take somewhere in the region of 15 – 25 days to complete and will cover the period from January 2013 until March 2013. A mixture of desk based research and some interviewing will need to be undertaken, with a final report to be completed by the middle of March 2013. For general information on HEFCW please visit www.hefcw.ac.uk.HEFCW will be short listing interested suppliers using a Pre-Qualification Process. A maximum of eight suppliers will be invited to tender. If you are interested in tendering, you will need to complete a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire via the eTenderwales portal by no later than 5pm 2 November 2012.If you have any queries with the completion of the questionnaire or any other part of the procurement process please contact Mrs Karen Wolliner, Procurement Manager, on 029 2068 2216 or via email at karen.wolliner@hefcw.ac.uk. or mobile 07989 193555Instructions for accessing the eTenderwales portal:Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender1. Register your company on the eTenderwales portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk - Click the “Click here to register” link - Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue” - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the “Open Access PQQs” link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content. - Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page. - This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) - Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box 3. Responding to the tender - You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting) - You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon – Fri (8am – 6pm) on:- eMail: help@bravosolution.co.uk- Phone: 0800 368 4850 / Fax: 020 7080 0480