Research & Development Framework

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

The Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) of the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) wishes to establish a new research and development (R&D) framework with six specific lots (A-F). •Lot A - Chemistry •Lot B - Ecotoxicology •Lot C - Efficacy •Lot D - Fate and Behaviour •Lot E - Residues •Lot F - Toxicology This framework will be structured into specialism based lots. Each lot is designed to hold more than one supplier to allow a varied skill set across each lot. Projects will be allocated to the supplier with the most relevant expertise within each lot. When a project is identified, a specification will be written. HSE will then consider the specification against each supplier to determine which supplier's expertise is best suited to the project. If more than one supplier has the relevant experience, a cab rank system will be used. Due to the nature of the types of R&D projects that will be brought forward, we are aware that not all suppliers in a lot may necessarily be able to undertake all the projects brought forward, so this approach ensures projects will be allocated to the most relevant supplier. HSE reserve the right to allocate projects to other suppliers in the framework, outside of the specified lot, if all the suppliers allocated to a lot are not able to undertake the project. This framework will be open to usage from all HSE teams. The framework will enable faster turnaround of R&D. It also provides a more cost effective and less burdensome way of commissioning research projects. The framework is designed to be a 4 year contract. We are unsure how many times we will use each individual Lot on the R&D Framework throughout the four year period. The award of each individual Lot does not guarantee a minimum amount of work during the contract agreement period. Details of our potential needs over the next four years are undetermined.

CPV Codes

• 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

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