UKSBS Shared Business Services Ltd as the Contracting Authority agency on behalf of the bodies below is putting in place a single supplier contract Agreement for the provision of delivering the training and development component of the ‘Enterprise Fellowship Programme delivered in partnership with the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) and jointly funded by:

(i) Scottish Enterprise (SE),

(ii) Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC),

(iii) Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC),

and is delivered in partnership with the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) as the main funder.

The purpose of the programme's training and development is to equip Fellows (of the RSE) with the necessary skills, knowledge and experience they require to make the transition from a research environment to form a successful business (see section VI.3, Additional Information).