Review of Collaborative Post Graduate Research and Feasibility Study development and Business Plan

Tender description

Review of Collaborative Post Graduate Research (PGR) at USW and develop a Feasibility Study and Business Plan for a South-East (SE) Wales Collaborative PhD scheme.Collaborative Post Graduate Research (PGR) means all PGR activity which takes place in collaboration with one or more industrial partner, third sector organisation, or public sector body. USW has spent the past decade growing and broadening its collaborative PhD and Masters by Research activity. Collaborative PGRs account for a quarter of all current PGR activity at USW.To date, funding for collaborative PGR activity has come from a mixture of grants and industrial contributions. With the upcoming change in the UK funding environment, it is likely that Welsh Universities will need to rethink their approach to funding and supporting collaborative PGR activity.NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=122903.The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The timetable is critical in the successful delivery of the project outcomes.Your tender submission will be evaluated in line with the criteria and weightings.All queries are to take place within the portal via the Q & A function attached to this notice. The deadline for queries is Midday, Thursday 28th July 2022.Your tender submission must be uploaded to the Sell2Wales portal Postbox.Your submission must be received by the closing time and date of midday, Friday 5th August, 2022.You should allow adequate time for the loading of your documents so as to ensure receipt as the Postbox will electronically close at the deadline time and no further submissions will be accepted.Please see the guidance document for details of how to use the Postbox function.(WA Ref:122903)