Speculative Notice – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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2 Contract Details

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Title

A Metrics Based Comparative Performance of Wales’ Science and Research Landscape

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Description of the goods or services required

The Welsh Government Office for Science is developing a national evidence base from of a range of credible sources that will highlight the strength of Wales’ research and innovation performance focussing on output excellence, productivity and collaboration. This is intended to support Welsh Government’s Science for Wales’ strategic agenda, which is committed to growing and evaluating Wales’ research performance with a view to improving Welsh research effectiveness

In May 2018, Welsh Government Office for Science purchased a comprehensive data set comprising of a detailed bibliometric breakdown from the Scopus database that is owned by Elsevier (SciVal Data). The data set comprised the years 2000-2017.

The objectives of this new tender are too:

1. To undertake a comprehensive analysis of the Welsh Sci Val data, to profile the strength of Wales’ Science and Research base. This will include a comprehensive review and narrative of the Scientific Landscape of Wales at national level and benchmarked against comparative countries.

2. To undertake an in depth analysis of the strengths of Wales Research and innovation and the impact of Wales’s Research collaborations at UK and International Level. This will also include a detailed breakdown of subject field analysis.

3. To profile Wales’ Research and Innovation strengths from wider sources such as UKRI and REF, research council funding, IP and other university led data such as HEFCW

The output of this commission will be an independent credible published report that highlight Wales’s strengths mapped across where possible research and innovation TRLs. The report should summarise and showcase Wales’s areas of research excellence and how and where these align with current research and innovation ambitions.

The report will include, but not be limited too;

• A key findings overview and summary document, that utilises a range of info-graphics

• Output and Impact at Comparative Country level

• Output and Impact at Subject Level including Subject Field Analysis

• Output and Impact of Research Council Funding

• Output and Impact of UK and International Research Collaborations.

• Output an Impact of Research and Innovation Strengths according to areas of activity

The report must be bi-lingual in accordance with Welsh Language Standards.

Eligible Tenders will be required to demonstrate and evidence:

• A strong understanding of the Scopus (SciVal) data base, UKRI and Research Council data bases and a strong track record and breadth in detailed qualitative and quantitative analysis.

• A strong track record of producing credible reports to be utilised by a range of clients including Governments and Universities

To confirm your interest please contact Dr Leanne Llewellyn, WG Office for Science

Leanne.llewellyn@gov.wales

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=93796.

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3 Administrative Information

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4 Other Information

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Additional Information

(WA Ref:93796)

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