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title: "UKRI-3994 Metascience: Using Research to Transform Science"
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# UKRI-3994 Metascience: Using Research to Transform Science

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-3994-metascience-using-research-to-transform-science-ocds-h6vhtk-04594f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research & Innovation (UKRI): "UKRI-3994 Metascience: Using Research to Transform Science". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £3,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Aug 2024, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: ukri.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £3,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 August 2024 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research and development services and related consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKK14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-3994-metascience-using-research-to-transform-science-ocds-h6vhtk-04594f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04594f`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-3994-metascience-using-research-to-transform-science-ocds-h6vhtk-04594f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [ukri.delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fukri.delta-esourcing.com%2Frespond%2FACRYU8UG23)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-3994-metascience-using-research-to-transform-science-ocds-h6vhtk-04594f#participate

## Description
UKRI wishes to establish a framework agreement ("Agreement") for the provision of a metascience research consultancy for UKRI.
The purpose of this procurement is to appoint a supplier to support UKRI in delivering a broad range of metascience based research activities.
The Agreement will be set up to appoint a single Supplier who will act as the main contractor. The Supplier may choose to take the lead role with other ‘specialist’ sub-advisors in order to provide a pre-selected core team for breadth of expertise and consistency of approach.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £3,000,000
- **Description:** The scope of the Agreement will include provision of:
Supporting UKRI to scope, design and deliver and a portfolio of experiments to test and evaluate R&D Funding.
Provide research capability, including but not limited to:
-Evidence synthesis
-Data A...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 038170-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **RAND Europe Community Interest Company**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-142759`
  - Value: £3,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 038170-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,000,000
  - Signed Date: 26/10/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F038170-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-11-26T14:05:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:55:17.787Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04594f