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Published 28 Jul 2023, 19:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ECOFLOW Champion for UKRI-NERC

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£333,333≈ £69k / year5.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 1 Sept 2023awarded 13 Oct 2023
Awarded to HOWELL MARINE CONSULTING LTD
Contract term 4 yrs 10 moends 31 Aug 2028 · starts 30 Oct 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The ECOFLOW Champion role will be delivered by an individual or organisation who may, or may not, propose delegating some of the more technical aspects of the role to other members of a Champion team. The appointed Champion will be critical for the successful day to day management and leadership of the ECOFLOW programme, working closely with the programme funders to ensure it achieves its full potential, all commissioning and delivery risks are managed appropriately, and all stakeholders are engaged effectively.

CPV: Research and development consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Champion (an individual or organisation) for UKRI-NERC’s Ecological Effects of…Awarded 4 yrs 10 moPublished value£333,333

Champion (an individual or organisation) for UKRI-NERC’s Ecological Effects of Floating Offshore Wind research programme (ECOFLOW). Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/35S344K2JW ↗

Contract period: 30 Oct 2023 – 31 Aug 2028 (4 yrs 10 mo)
Delivery: South West · Swindon
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: 80%Price: 10%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Role Understanding: 14%
  • Project Plan milestones and methodology: 18%
  • Risk Management: 8%
  • Project and Capability to Deliver: 26%
  • Presentation.: 14%
  • Price: 10%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Role Understanding: 14
  • Project Plan milestones and methodology: 18
  • Risk Management: 8
  • Project and Capability to Deliver: 26
  • Presentation.: 14
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 10
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
28 Jul 2023, 19:05 BST
Last source update
20 Oct 2023, 12:05 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference
UKRI-3163
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-031017
Classification (CPV)
Research and development consultancy services
Delivery area
South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03eb80 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Procurement Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days, on the UKRI website at: https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data/ The Contract was awarded following a negotiated procedure without prior publication, in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=817531020" target="_blank">https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=817531020</a> GO Reference: GO-20231020-PRO-24223246

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
1 Sept 2023, 09:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
1 Sept 2023, 09:30 BST

Timeline

1 Sept 2023 → 30 Oct 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Sept 2023, 09:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    1 Sept 2023, 09:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    20 Oct 2023, 12:05 BST
  4. Contract starts
    30 Oct 2023

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Oct 2023, 12:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £315,4051 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Oct 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
HOWELL MARINE CONSULTING LTDECOFLOW Champion——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch British Geological Survey, Nicker Hill, Nottingham, Keyworth, South West, NG12 5GGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • UK Research and InnovationReview body SwindonContact email, phone

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.