UK SBS BLOJEU-CR150054 Study to Understand Motivations for Citizen Science on behalf of UK EOF

The study will cover people participating in citizen science, including highly skilled and unskilled volunteers, but also other stakeholders, such as professional scientists, policymakers, practitioners and data users.

The working group considers that, to deliver the most useful knowledge for the available resources, the work may need to focus on some types of citizen science rather than trying to cover the entire sector. This could be by theme (eg water environments; biodiversity; weather; air quality; invasive species), although it is important that a full range of stakeholders, as suggested above, is covered. We are open on this issue to the expertise and ideas of potential contractors, who are asked to show clearly in their tender what aspects they would focus on, to deliver the outputs within the available budget and to explain why this approach is likely to succeed.

Additional information: To register on our e-sourcing portal click on https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk and follow the link ‘Register for CCS eSourcing’.

To express your interest in this opportunity email ExpressionOfInterest@ccs.gsi.gov.uk

Important information

From the 2nd April 2014 the Government is introducing its new Government Security Classifications (GSC) classification scheme to replace the current Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect of this is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All potential suppliers should make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact on this Requirement. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the new GSC: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications