Official UK procurement notice
Professional Services CSConnected Srength In Places Fund (SIPF)
Authority: Cardiff University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe CSconnected Strength in Places Fund project (‘CSconnected SIPF’) is seeking a Provider to deliver a range of professional services that will support the South Wales semiconductor community in its next stages of evolution and growth. Initial Funding is until 30 April 2025 and is circa GBP1.8m. Estimated value includes all contract options.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Electronic supplies · Other community, social and personal services · Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 80
- Price: 20
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- 15 Dec 2022, 17:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Mar 2024, 16:38 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Jan 2024 – …
- Authority reference
CU.1226.JO- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-010125- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0391a7Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (WA Ref:140289)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/aspx/Home ↗
- Submission deadline
- 17 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
23 Jan 2023 → 1 May 2024 · 5 dates- Next notice expected23 Jan 2023
- Submission deadline17 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened17 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published27 Mar 2024, 16:38 GMT
- Contract starts1 May 2024, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Dec 2023- Published value updated to £5,700,0008 Dec 2023, 13:21 GMTwas £3,200,000
- Status changed to active8 Dec 2023, 13:21 GMT
- Procurement method changed8 Dec 2023, 13:21 GMT
- Deadline published: 17 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT8 Dec 2023, 13:21 GMT
- Status changed to complete27 Mar 2024, 16:38 GMT
Published amendments (1)
Update to notice Estimated value ex VAT: Update to 1,800,000.00GBP Estimated date of publication of contract notice: Update to 23 June 2023
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2022-12: 1 release · 15 Dec 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSconnected LimitedSME | £1,597,558 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 010125-2024-CU.1226.JO-1 · CSconnected LimitedSME
- Signed
- 14 Mar 2024
- Value
- £1,597,558
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CSconnected LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria