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Published 13 Nov 2023, 13:43 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Consultant for Digital Dairy Chain in Cumbria

Official notice

Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT22.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 4 Mar 2024awarded 18 Apr 2024
Awarded to Owen Farm Services

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Digital Dairy Chain is looking for a supplier to drive industry engagement and support businesses from across the Cumbria region to access funding , knowledge, research and development facilities and expertise from Strathclyde University, University of West of Scotland and SRUC with the aim of increasing industrial engagement in research and development activity.

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Digital Dairy Chain is seeking the services of a single supplier to be delivered…AwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000

The Digital Dairy Chain is seeking the services of a single supplier to be delivered in the Cumbrian Region and drive industry engagement and support businesses from across the Cumbria region to access funding, knowledge, research and development facilities and expertise from Strathclyde University, University of West of Scotland and SRUC with the aim of increasing industrial engagement in R&D activity. A key focus of the work required will be to facilitate cross-over between the technology and dairy sectors. Innovation vouchers will be used to support this initiative and drive industry co-investment in R&D activity. The supplier will required to understand the challenges within the dairy sector and present those challenges collaboratively, with one of the academic partners, as an opportunity for an Innovation Voucher application to the DDC Innovation Voucher panel which meets on a quarterly basis.

Experience of working with the SME community in Cumbria is essential as is knowledge of other funding opportunities within the sector.

Delivery: North West · Cumbria
Extensions: The contracting authority exercises the right to extend this contract by a further up to 12-months. The extension will be utilised at the sole discretion of the contracting authority.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 award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    List and brief description of selection criteria:

    4B1.1

    4B.5.1 – 4B.5.3

    Minimum: 4B1.2 Bidders are required to have an Average yearly turnover of a minimum of 100,000.00 GBP for the last 2 years. 4B.5.1 – 4B.5.3 It is a requirement of this contract that bidders can hold or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the ty…
  • Technical & professional ability

    4C.1.2

    Minimum: 4C.1.2 Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in par II.2.4 of the Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice. Please provide two (2) examples of experience…
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 · publisher note attached
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 Nov 2023, 13:43 GMT
Last source update
1 May 2024, 13:16 BST
Award evaluation window
4 Mar 2024 – …
Authority reference
UOS-30410-2023
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-014051
Classification (CPV)
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0417ca Find a Tender

Publisher note: (SC Ref:764370)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
4 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
4 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Dec 2023 → 1 May 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    13 Dec 2023
  2. Submission deadline
    4 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    4 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    1 May 2024, 13:16 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Feb 2024
  1. Status changed to active
    2 Feb 2024, 14:24 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    2 Feb 2024, 14:24 GMT
  3. Deadline published: 4 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
    2 Feb 2024, 14:24 GMT
  4. Status changed to complete
    1 May 2024, 13:16 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £155,7921 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Apr 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Owen Farm ServicesSME£155,792 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 014051-2024-UOS-30410-2023-1 · Owen Farm ServicesSME

    Signed
    18 Apr 2024
    Value
    £155,792
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Strathclyde

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation McCance Building, 16 Richmond Street, Glasgow, North West, G1 1QEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.