CS20010 Healthy Ageing Catalyst Award Delivery Partner

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Monday 18th May 2020 at 14:00 DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.

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The scope of the support requirement is in two parts, with Operational requirements applying to both parts unless stated otherwise: • Part 1 Support to Award Holders (Mandatory) A scheme of support for award holders covering Stages 3Induction to 6 Global summit, which may include, but is not limited to, formal training, mentoring and peer support and facilitation of connections with relevant expertise and international markets. • Part 2 Managing Competitions in Years 2 and 3 (Optional Service).

Managing Stages 1 and 2 for competitions in years 2 and 3 including the promotion of the competition, application and selection processes Part 1: Support to Award Holders (Mandatory) The support provider will be expected to: • Advise and support the UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge during the Stage 1 application process and Stage 2Independent assessment of grant holders.

Bidders are invited to propose their preferred level of involvement in this process, which should include: o Advising the Challenge team on the selection of grant holders, including acting as Panel members in the recruitment process; o Providing feedback to the Challenge team on how to improve the selection and recruitment process to maximise the success of grant holders; • Propose and deliver a programme of support for Catalyst Award grant holders covering Stage 3 Induction through to Stage 6 participation in the Global Summit.

This should ensure award holders: o Gain the necessary commercial knowledge and skills for scaling and marketing their research and/or innovation o Engage with potential international markets o Gain access to a range of expertise relevant to healthy ageing o Develop robust proposals to enhance and sustain the impacts of their research and innovation How to Apply UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Delta eSourcing Portal for this procurement.

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