Clean energy business support and incubation services

Official notice

Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Education)

ServicesNegotiated without publication of a contract notice

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£433,333published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Oct 2021

Awarded to Energy Systems Catapult Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Energy Systems Catapult (ESC) is a government-sponsored innovation support organisation for energy systems, based in Birmingham and part of a network of technology and innovation centres established by Innovate UK. ESC and the University of Birmingham have closely collaborated since 2016 on a range of initiatives including the delivery of the business engagement programme ATETA, which supports the development of SMEs through access to the University and ESC expertise and facilities. Since May 2021, the University has been delivering the HSBC-supported 'Climate Innovation Platform' which aims to co-locate academic and commercial expertise to drive research through to application, and ultimately see energy and circular economy developments realised in the City of Birmingham, West Midlands region, and wider UK.

Within each of 4 annual cycles of the CIP business support programme, ESC is responsible for delivering Step 3 (Business Model Master Class for 13 SMEs) and Step 4 (Business Accelerator for 5 SMEs). Step 3 is an intensive masterclass to walk businesses through a range of business models that they can exploit in terms of commercialisation of their innovation. Step 4 is effectively a business mentoring scheme whereby ESC will help businesses develop both the product and the business.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 25 Oct 2021, 11:56 BST
Last source update: 25 Oct 2021, 11:56 BST
Authority reference: SC9543/21
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-026629
Classification (CPV): Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ef72 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: The CIP evolved from previous collaborations between the University of Birmingham and ESC and benefitted from ESC's extensive experience, such as through its West Midlands Accelerator Programme, WMAP, focused on supporting businesses to develop into the Energy Innovation Zones. To the best of our knowledge ESC is uniquely positioned to deliver the full suite of support services to clean energy businesses, including access to the ESC living laboratory, whole systems modelling, integration of zero carbon innovations, expertise in clean technology, market testing of innovative energy products, application of data science and consumer research.

Publisher note: The CIP evolved from previous collaborations between the University of Birmingham and ESC and benefitted from ESC's extensive experience, such as through its West Midlands Accelerator Programme, WMAP, focused on supporting businesses to develop into the Energy Innovation Zones. To the best of our knowledge ESC is uniquely positioned to deliver the full suite of support services to clean energy businesses, including access to the ESC living laboratory, whole systems modelling, integration of zero carbon innovations, expertise in clean technology, market testing of innovative energy products, application of data science and consumer research.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £433,3331 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Oct 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Energy Systems Catapult Services LtdSME	£433,333 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Clean energy business support and incubation services · Energy Systems Catapult Services LtdSME
Signed
22 Oct 2021
Value
£433,333
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, B152TTContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ENERGY SYSTEMS CATAPULT SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier Cannon House 7th Floor, 18 Priory Queensway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6B

Official documents & specifications

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