Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b8f-79fb-719e-8e12-c0cb45973e1b/ps22041-future-research-assessment-programme-frap-cost-evaluation-project closed GB open procedure # PS22041 Future Research Assessment Programme (FRAP) Cost evaluation project [UK Research and Innovation](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation) Estimated value £150,000 Published 16 Mar 2022 Deadline Closed 22 Apr 2022 ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender The final date and time for submission of bids is Friday 22nd April, 2022 at 11.00am. DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the Delta eSourcing Portal. ### Description The Future Research Assessment Programme has been initiated at the request of UK and devolved government ministers and funding bodies. This significant piece of work is led by the four UK higher education funding bodies (Research England, Scottish Funding Council, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales and Department for the Economy, NI) and aims to explore possible approaches to the assessment of UK higher education research performance. One strand of the programme involves reviewing the costs and benefits of Research Excellence Framework REF 2021 for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and comparing them with those reported for REF 2014 and the RAE 2008 (available from Technopolis Group » REF Accountability Review: Costs, benefits and burden (technopolis-group.com) , Preparing impact submissions for REF 2014: An evaluation: Approach and Evidence \| RAND and Preparing impact submissions for REF 2014: An evaluation: Findings and observations \| RAND) where applicable. This project should enable funding bodies and HEIs to understand how the balance of costs - against benefits played out in REF 2021 and the impact of changes made between REF 2014 and REF 2021. These insights will contribute towards policy development for future research assessment exercises. To meet the requirements of this project, the project will involve working with a representative sample of HEIs to identify how REF submission preparation was managed within institutions, deriving suitable and robust methodologies for gathering quantitative and qualitative data, and analysing them. It will also be necessary to compare the findings between the different REF exercises in a consistent and fair manner; accounting for or explaining gaps in the analysis where it was not possible to make comparisons and explaining the reasons for such judgements. Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. 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