Official UK procurement notice
Dynamic Purchasing System Agreement for the Provision of Academic & SME Support Services - Re opening
Authority: CONNECTED PLACES CATAPULT (Public body)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Connected Places Catapult is the UK's innovation accelerator for transport, cities and places. It provides impartial 'innovation as a service' for public bodies, businesses and infrastructure providers to achieve step-change improvements in the way people live, work and travel. The Connected Places Catapult connects businesses and public sector leaders to cutting-edge research to spark innovation and grow new markets. It delivers a wide range of Research & Development projects and commercialisation activities to remove barriers to innovation adoption, working with a wide range of academic, business and public sector organisations to develop innovative ecosystems. We are now seeking to build its agile supplier base of resource (workforce) to support the delivery of a wide range of projects and other innovation acceleration activities. This is an exciting opportunity to work with our organisation and work on projects in a number of different disciplines. Strong experience working with academia, SME's, large businesses, government departments will be beneficial as is working on international projects.
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CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Coaching services · Miscellaneous business-related services
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 5 of themLot #1VISUAL COACHING
Pitch coaching and preparing innovators (Academics/SME’s) for pitching and capturing and articulating a video which showcases their offering.
Key capabilities:
Supporting the development of stories/scripts for innovative products and services
Supporting the development of visual content for pitches
Coaching the delivery of pitches live and/or for recording
Access to facilities to enable the creation and delivery of pitches
Producing and editing quality audio-visual material
Lot #2INVESTOR COACHING
Preparing innovators from a range of market areas and levels of development for pitching to and engaging with investors.
Key capabilities:
Support the development of investment pitches
Critique and development of business plans and business models
Educate innovators on investment landscape and strategy
Access to investors and investor networks at different levels
Lot #3COMMUNICATIONS & ENGAGEMENT COACHING
Guidance and support for innovators in PR and communications with a particular focus on driving diverse and inclusive networks.
Key Capabilities:
PR and communication strategies and campaigns using multiple channels and media
Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity approaches and engaging with diverse groups
Place-based communication and PR and stakeholder engagement, e.g. local authorities, councillors, private developers, non-profit organisations, residents, etc.
Access to media channels and stakeholder groups
Lot #4PARTNERSHIP AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COACHING
Preparing innovators from a range of market areas and levels of development for pitching to and engaging with commercial partners and customers.
Key capabilities:
Support the development of customer and funding pitches
Critique and development of partnership, sales and bidding plans and processes including navigating public procurement
Educate innovators on sales and bidding strategy and implementation
Developing sales, marketing, branding and identity strategies
Access to networks of industry partners in the connected places markets
Support for the development of international opportunities
Lot #5WRITING AND PRESENTATION
Provide writing and presentation skills coaching to enable innovators to adapt their communications to different audiences, e.g. academic or technical text for public consumption.
Key capabilities:
Developing copy for different types of publication
Refining tone of voice in written publications to maximise the impact of the communication
Coaching tone of voice in written publications to maximise the impact of the communication
What it takes to wini
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).
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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).
- “Dynamic Purchasing System Agreement for the Provision of Academic &…” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 25 Aug 2023, 21:27 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Aug 2023, 21:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Sept 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN687081- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-025205- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f751Find a Tender
Publisher note: If interested in this opportunity, please register at link below if not already registered and Express an Interest to download the tender documents : https://procontract.due-north.com/Register
How it was run
Official notice- Admission period ends
- 29 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 270 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 29 Sept 2023, 17:00 BST
Timeline
25 Aug 2023 → 29 Sept 2023 · 3 dates- Notice published25 Aug 2023, 21:27 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown29 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened29 Sept 2023, 17:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.