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Published 13 Mar 2023, 12:31 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Commercialisation Support Organisation/Open/Pro/2023 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published value£333,000published on the single lot · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Apr 2023awarded 7 Aug 2023
Awarded to Wellspring EMEA Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The OU has awarded a contract for a Commercialisation Support Organisation (CSO) to provide support in the exploitation of the Universities research Intellectual Property (IP).

CPV: Patent and copyright consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The OU has award a contract for a Commercialisation Support Organisation (CSO) to…AwardedRenewalPublished value£333,000

The OU has award a contract for a Commercialisation Support Organisation (CSO) to provide support in the exploitation of the Universities research Intellectual Property (IP).

Delivery: South East
Extensions: The contract is for an initial two years and may be extended by the University by up to a maximum of four years in total at its discretion.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • As set out in tender: 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • As set out in tender: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Mar 2023, 12:31 GMT
Last source update
9 Aug 2023, 08:40 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference
OUPA10949
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-023161
Classification (CPV)
Patent and copyright consultancy services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b23e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
6 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST

Timeline

6 Apr 2023 → 9 Aug 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    6 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    6 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    9 Aug 2023, 08:40 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Aug 2023, 08:40 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £333,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Wellspring EMEA LimitedSMETender for Commercialisation Support Organisation£333,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Tender for Commercialisation Support Organisation · Wellspring EMEA LimitedSME

    Signed
    7 Aug 2023
    Value
    £333,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Open University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Services, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, South East, MK7 6BPContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • As aboveMediation body Milton Keynes

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria