Grant Writing and Advisory Services under 5 Lots

University of Galway

Lot 1
Commercial Focused Grant Advisory and Support Services
Lot 2
Investigator Driven Frontier Research Grant Advisory and Support Services
Lot 3
Training Programme Grant Advisory and Support Services
Lot 4
Collaborative Academic and non-Academic Research Grant Advisory and Support Services
Lot 5
Large Scale Institutional Programme Grant Advisory and Support Services

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-06-06. The procurement was published on 2023-05-04.

Who?

• University of Galway

What?

• Research and development consultancy services › Research consultancy services

Where?

• Northern and Western › West

Procurement history

Date	Document
2023-05-04	Contract notice

Contract notice (2023-05-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Reference number: UofG/CON1524/2023
Short description:

Lot 1 Commercial Focused Grant Advisory and Support Services Lot 2 Investigator Driven Frontier Research Grant Advisory and Support Services Lot 3 Training Programme Grant Advisory and Support Services Lot 4 Collaborative Academic and non-Academic Research Grant Advisory and Support Services Lot 5 Large Scale Institutional Programme Grant Advisory and Support Services

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Research and development services and related consultancy services 📦
Additional CPV: Research and development consultancy services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: University of Galway
Postal address: University Road, H91 TK33
Postal code: Galway
Postal town: Galway
Contact
Internet address: http://www.universityofgalway.ie 🌏
E-mail: frances.feeney@universityofgalway.ie 📧
Phone: +353 91493970 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=241749&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=241749&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-05-04 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-06-06 📅
Publication date: 2023-05-08 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 089-273818
OJ-S issue: 89

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Lot 1

Commercial Focused Grant Advisory and Support Services

Lot 2

Investigator Driven Frontier Research Grant Advisory and Support Services

Lot 3

Training Programme Grant Advisory and Support Services

Lot 4

Collaborative Academic and non-Academic Research Grant Advisory and Support Services

Lot 5

Large Scale Institutional Programme Grant Advisory and Support Services

Estimated total value: 10 000 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Commercial Focused Grant Advisory and Support Services
Lot number: 1
Short description:

This lot applies to services relating to commercially-focused grant applications, which often require in-depth market analysis as well as technology/business development and exploitation strategies. Other expertise may be required, particular to each grant application e.g. end-user analysis; regulatory affairs etc. Such grant applications are frequently submitted by a consortium with academic and industry partners as well as other stakeholders.

Examples of relevant funding bodies include, but are not limited to: Enterprise Ireland, Horizon Europe including the EIC, Innovative Health Initiative and Industry research funding.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 10 000 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Title of the lot: Investigator Driven Frontier Research Grant Advisory and Support Services
Lot number: 2
Short description:

This lot applies to services relating to investigator-driven grant applications in frontier research programmes. Such programmes often include a clear and concise description of research approach and methodology, while showcasing the investigators career progression to date. Applications will often require an outline of the state-of-the-art in a particular field, as well as the identification of current knowledge gaps and potential ground-breaking impacts.

Examples of relevant granting agencies include, but are not limited to: ERC, SFI, HRB, Marie Curie Individual Fellowships

Title of the lot: Training Programme Grant Advisory and Support Services
Lot number: 3
Short description:

This lot applies to services relating to applications for Training Programmes and Networks. These applications are typically specialised in a particular research area. Training

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programmes may be focused at different levels e.g. doctoral, postdoctoral or lifelong-learning. A clear and concise description of a programme or research and training is often required. Expertise in current national and international best practise in training appropriate to the career stage is required for training networks, in order to design international, intersectoral and interdisciplinary training programmes. This may include researcher career development plans, supervisory/mentoring arrangements, transferable skills training plans and knowledge transfer mechanisms. These applications can be large-scale with multiple international academic and industry partners. Grant mechanisms can be cumbersome and so a detailed knowledge of grant rules, regulations and eligibility requirements is required. Further details required may include market analysis, industry-academic collaboration including technology transfer arrangements; technology development and impact of the programme.

Examples of relevant granting agencies include, but are not limited to: Marie Skłowdowska-Curie Actions (ETN/ CoFUND/RISE); HEA; COST Actions; ERASMUS+

Title of the lot: Collaborative Academic and non-Academic Research Grant Advisory and Support Services
Lot number: 4
Short description:

This lot applies to services relating to applications for Collaborative Academic and non-Academic research applications which typically involve large scale, international and inter-sectoral consortia; detailed implementation plans may be required and budgets often require in-depth planning. Further details required will be individual to particular calls but may include market analysis, intellectual property management plan, technology / business development, analysis of project impacts.

Examples of relevant granting agencies include, but are not limited to: Horizon Europe PI, PII and PII; NIH; other EU funding outside DG R&I; SFI, EI, IHI

Title of the lot: Large Scale Institutional Programme Grant Advisory and Support Services
Lot number: 5
Short description:

This lot applies to services relating to applications for Large-Scale Institutional Programmes. Such programmes may include Research and Development as well as Capital awards. These programmes are typically multi-institutional. Market analysis, policy alignment, pipeline development and sustainability plans may be required.

Examples of relevant granting agencies include, but are not limited to: SFI Research Centres; HEA; IHI; large Foundation grants

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Number of participants to be contemplated: 20
Time of receipt of tenders: 16:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender opening date: 2023-06-06 📅
Tender opening time: 16:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Frances Feeney
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/414 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=241749&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: 40 months

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal town: Dublin 4
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2023/S 089-273818 (2023-05-04)

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