PS21141 - Nuclear Innovation Programme evaluation

** Please note this is not a call for competition, This is a PIN notice for a Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy requirement**

This event is to inform the market about an upcoming research project .

The project will involve an impact and process evaluation of the Nuclear Innovation Programme, a £180m programme funded under the Energy Innovation Programme. The evaluation should assess the implementation and delivery of objectives for the NIP as a whole as well as the specific sub-programmes and individual projects that were funded. The project will also include the development of a monitoring and evaluation plan for the Advanced Nuclear Fund, a £170m programme funded under the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio.

We would like to invite prospective bidders to attend a pre-market engagement session on Tuesday 24th August 2021 10:00 - 11:00 via MS Teams.

The agenda for the day is as follows:

• Introductions, • Overview of the requirement, • Evaluation expectations,• Procurement overview, • Discussion / Q&A

Note that the route to market will be via CCS Research Marketplace DPS (RM6018) (www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6018) and to bid for this work the lead contractor will have to be registered on the CCS Research Marketplace DPS (RM6018) prior to the requirement being launched.

Additional information: A pre-market engagement session will be held on Tuesday 24th August 2021, 10:00 - 11:00 via MS Teams. This will provide an opportunity for potential providers to find out more about the aims of the procurement and the process. Providers wishing to attend need to RSVP by Monday, 23rd August 2021 at 14.00 stating their name, company and email.

This information should be sent to the following email address: professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk for the attention of Victoria Clewer.

Please ensure that the subject heading for the email is as follows:

PS21141 Nuclear Innovation Programme Evaluation Engagement Event.