UKRI-2129 The Provision of a Programme Enhancement Team for the Connecting Capability Fund

Tender description

Research England, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), is seeking a provider for the provision of a Programme Enhancement Team (PET) which will provide support to the Connecting Capability Fund (CCF) programme to maximise the benefits from the projects. Lot 1: **This is a Contract Award Notice, not a call for competition.** Research England, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), is seeking a provider for the provision of a Programme Enhancement Team (PET) which will provide support to the Connecting Capability Fund (CCF) programme to maximise the benefits from the projects in terms of: •Greater efficiency and effectiveness of CCF projects,and improved outcomes thus creating a higher Value for Money and return on investment for the programme as a whole. •Improved learning and development between CCF Higher Education Provider(HEP) partners, and wider/external partners as appropriate •Identify and allow for wider dissemination of good practices and insights from the programme to improve approaches to commercialisation/working with business and meeting Government priorities on commercialisation practice in the Higher Education (HE) sector. The PET is intended to support learning and good practice in both: •Approaches to commercialisation/working with business •And more general project management techniques that feature in large scale multi-party and cross-sectoral collaborations.