Official UK procurement notice
GSS24648 UKRI PE capability building
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKRI are looking for a supplier (or consortium of suppliers) to design and deliver a programme of learning and development for UKRI staff to support them to develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours to include the public in research and innovation (PE L&D for UKRI staff). This will include delivering insight; pilot approach to learning and development; toolkit; evaluation and communications. The bidders must demonstrate expertise of delivering learning and development programmes in the research and innovation sector. Expertise in public participation in R&I - broadly defined - is also required.
CPV: Personal development training services · Training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£360,000
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 90%
- price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 90
- Price: 10
- 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
- 11 Nov 2024, 11:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Mar 2025, 08:39 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Dec 2024 – …
- Authority reference
GSS24648- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011662- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b565Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: How to Apply UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal forthis procurement. To register on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal please use the link https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ and follow the instructions to register as a supplier. If you are already registered on the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/. Once you are logged into the system you will be able to locate the Procurement you wish to leave a bid on by clicking the ITTs Open to All Suppliers and searching for the ITT reference number ITT: itt_1826 Search using the procurement reference number GSS24648 or prj_4541
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Dec 2024, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 16 Dec 2024, 11:00 GMT
Timeline
16 Dec 2024 → 28 Mar 2025 · 4 dates- Bids opened16 Dec 2024, 11:00 GMT
- Submission deadline23 Dec 2024, 10:00 GMT
- Contract starts29 Jan 2025
- Notice published28 Mar 2025, 08:39 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Mar 2025- Status changed to complete28 Mar 2025, 08:39 GMT
- Buyer details updated28 Mar 2025, 08:39 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Contract periodII.2.7 | 16 Dec 2024 | 23 Dec 2024 | +7 d |
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 16 Dec 2024 | 23 Dec 2024 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingIV.2.7 | 16 Dec 2024 | 23 Dec 2024 | +7 d |
| — | Contract periodII.2.7 | 29 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2025 | +2 d |
| — | Contract periodII.2.7 | 28 Oct 2030 | 30 Jan 2030 | -271 d |
The Contracting Authority has extended the tender submission deadline by 1 week until 23rd December 2024.
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-11: 1 release · 11 Nov 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of the West of England | £358,898 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 011662-2025-1 · University of the West of England
- Signed
- 6 Mar 2025
- Value
- £358,898
- Period
- … – 28 Oct 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKRI are looking for a supplier (or consortium of suppliers) to design and deliver a… | 7bids | — | — | — |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £150,000 – £358,898 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- United Kingdom Research and InnovationContracting authorityResearchResearch
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Shared Business Services LtdReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The University of the West of EnglandAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria