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Published 17 Apr 2024, 10:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement for supply of research services - Evaluation of the Military Coworking Network

Official notice

Authority: ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND TRUSTEE LIMITED (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£41,650exc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 May 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trustee Limited acting as trustee of the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust ("the Trust") is conducting a procurement for an evaluation of the Military Coworking Network.

For more information on the procurement, as well as the service specification, please see the ITT documentation.

CPV: Research consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Trust has awarded a grant to the Military Coworking Network (MCN) through the the…Published value£41,650

The Trust has awarded a grant to the Military Coworking Network (MCN) through the the Armed Forces Families Fund's Supporting Partners Programme to further establish and expand the MCN, and to increase the number of people using the hubs.

Commencing in April 2024, the two-year grant funded project also seeks to provide evidence of how the network can support operational effectiveness and become one of the pillars of the Ministry of Defence's community support offer.

An independent evaluation partner is being sought to evaluate this MCN continuation project. The Contractor shall carry out an in-depth evaluation of the MCN project which shall include elements of an impact assessment, process evaluation and economic evaluation.

For more information on the procurement, as well as the service specification, please see the ITT documentation.

Delivery: UK
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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please refer to the ITT documentation.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Apr 2024, 10:46 BST
Last source update
17 Apr 2024, 10:46 BST
Award evaluation window
27 May 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-012458
Classification (CPV)
Research consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0452e9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: Please ensure that submissions for tender are made before the deadline by emailing [email protected] with your tender response.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
24 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
27 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Apr 2024 → 27 May 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    17 Apr 2024, 10:46 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    24 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    27 May 2024, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND TRUSTEE LIMITED

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGrant Making Trust GB-CHC: 1177627 3rd Floor, 3 Wellington Place, Leeds, UK, LS1 4APContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Armed Forces Covenant Fund TrustReview body LeedsContact email

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