CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

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2 Contract Details

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Title

Evaluation for end of ICS Operation

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Description of the goods or services required

The Institute for Compound Semiconductors (“the Operation”) is a 6 year and 2 months, £32million operation (£13M ERDF) under the ERDF Investment Priority Axis 1, which is focused on the development of research, technological development and innovation. The Operation commenced on 1st October 2016 and will conclude on 31st December 2022 (following a no cost extension from 31/03/2022). The ICS delivers under Specific Objective 1.2 which aims “to increase the successful translation of research and innovation processes into new and improved commercial products, processes and services, in particular through improved technology transfer from HEIs”.

To achieve this the ICS Operation is building, and will equip and resource, a new cleanroom in Cardiff University’s new Translational Research Hub (TRH) at Maindy Road, specifically aimed at the development and production of compound semiconductors (CS). The ICS already provides a link between the research laboratory and the commercial world, and the new cleanroom will enable us to expand that activity. Ultimately, working with our regional partners in the CSconnected cluster, the goal is for the South East Wales region to be recognised as the fifth cluster for semiconductors in Europe, and the first for Compound Semiconductors.

As part of the funding requirements the ICS Operation was required to undergo an inception, a mid-term and a final evaluation. The inception and mid-term were carried out and delivered in 2018 and January 2020 respectively. This document invites tenders for the final evaluation. The final evaluation should build on the conclusions and recommendations of the Mid-term External Evaluation report.

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

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Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

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Type of Procedure

Single stage

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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

CU.811.TH

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Time Limits

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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

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Additional Information

(WA Ref:118863)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: Institute for Compound Semiconductors

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice