Support Services at the Clinicl Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies (CTSU), Oxford University

STATEMENT OF WORK
STATEMENT OF WORK

In 2012 and 2015, Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit (CTSU), Oxford University convened a meeting of principal investigators of all population-based studies worldwide with over 100 000 participants (the Richard Doll Epidemiological Studies Consortium: see attached list). In total, the studies have recruited in excess of 10 million participants. The Consortium was founded to facilitate greater collaboration between studies, which collectively represents an important global resource on the effects of smoking and other lifestyle risk factors on premature mortality. The Consortium agreed to meet every three years in Oxford, and to enable on-going support of researchers, especially those from low- and middle-income countries.

The purpose of this effort is to strengthen and expand the Consortium and expand awareness of current and upcoming studies.

In particular, the Performance Objectives or Required Results (Deliverables) are:

1. Establishment of a secretariat (administrator, statistician and data manager) at CTSU, Oxford University;
2. Improve an existing website @CTSU for researchers to share information and result of their studies, and
3. Provide training to new and existing researchers to continue the studies in LMICs (low- middle-income countries.

Period of Performance: Twelve (12) months from Award Date

Deliverables:

Items Description Quantity Delivery Date Deliver to
Website Improve existing web site (2) 1 12 Months after
Award CTSU
Report - Training and Scholarships* Report on trainings to strengthen capacity in LMCs to conduct research 1 12 Months after Award COR

*Contractor will show it has fulfilled its obligation through a written report, no more than 10 pages, to the COR at the end of the contract period, with a description of how outside researchers can use the improved website and the number of data or articles uploaded on the site, as well as a summary of the trainings conducted and scholarships awarded and the number of students that benefited from the training/scholarship.

Place of Performance: Oxford University