# UKRI-3994 Metascience: Using Research to Transform Science > Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources. ## Key facts - Public buyer: [UK Research & Innovation](/buyers/uk-research-innovation/contract-awards) - Contract winner: [RAND Europe Community Interest Company](/contract-winners/rand-europe-community-interest/public-sector-contract-awards) - Award value: £3,000,000 - Tender value: £3,000,000 - Award date: 27 October 2024 - Published: 26 November 2024 - Contract start: 28 October 2024 - Contract end: 17 September 2028 - Stage: awarded - Procurement category: services - Notice ID: 5b4b3c44-c904-4dbd-9649-e90ef5d74341-805788 - OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dedb4e4e-7a17-4e4e-9699-b06a89f21666 ## Description UKRI wishes to establish a framework agreement \("Agreement"\) for the provision of a metascience research consultancy for UKRI\. The purpose of this procurement is to appoint a supplier to support UKRI in delivering a broad range of metascience based research activities\. The Agreement will be set up to appoint a single Supplier who will act as the main contractor\. The Supplier may choose to take the lead role with other 'specialist' sub-advisors in order to provide a pre-selected core team for breadth of expertise and consistency of approach\. ## Related contract awards - [ITT for projects 10186992, 10185131](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ac092189-b565-4451-a464-d8fee9cc1c2e): UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION - [ITT for projects 10186196, 10185807, 10184750, 10182239, 10183158, 10185727, 10183007](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-66ef96b2-aa47-4614-84c8-ec4198896e8a): UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION - [ITT for projects 10187461, 10184502](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-7cfb0d1e-09d4-4d42-9632-f08838712350): UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION - [Extension 1 - External Quality Reviews Contract 2 \(CPT\_22\_102\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-84a84e1a-626d-4f27-9044-cd9409b1a6ca): National Audit Office - [PS25215 - Engineering Biology Responsible Innovation Implementation and Monitoring](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4a5fcd4c-2783-4fbc-a75e-42313403861e): DSIT - [PS25381 - Framework for Technology Assessment](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-8fadf21a-dd2f-45f2-969f-7e3092f0e914): DSIT ## Source [View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b4b3c44-c904-4dbd-9649-e90ef5d74341-805788)