Official UK procurement notice
PS22419 - The Provision of Energy Catalyst Innovation Accelerator Programme
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUK Shared Business Services (UK SBS), on behalf of the UK Research and Innovation through Innovate UK wishes to establish a contract for the provision of the Energy Catalyst Accelerator Programme’ for Energy Catalyst Round 9 & 10, of the programme along with bolstering non-grant support through business acceleration support for both the UK companies and international partners.
UK SBS is managing this procurement process in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as may be amended from time to time) (the “Regulations”).
The award of this contract will be based on a single lot, with multiple work packages and one supplier/consortium will be appointed.
CPV: Development consultancy services · Research and development consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The final date and time for the submission of bids is Friday 13th January 2023 at 11:00AwardedRenewal
The final date and time for the submission of bids is Friday 13th January 2023 at 11:00.
DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.
All tender information MUST be submitted through the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal.
Brief Description of Requirement
UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS), on behalf of the UK Research and Innovation through Innovate UK wishes to establish a contract for the provision of the Energy Catalyst Accelerator Programme’ for Energy Catalyst Round 9 & 10, of the programme along with bolstering non-grant support through business acceleration support for both the UK companies and international partners.
We are looking to procure the delivery of the ‘Energy Catalyst Accelerator Programme’ (ECAP) for the new round 9 and round 10.
There are four core objectives we would like ECAP to achieve:
- Provide core support to enable projects to achieve the Energy Catalyst objectives
- Provide business support to project leads to help them commercialise
- Engage with the wider energy access sector to share knowledge and understanding
- Provide communications and dissemination for Energy Catalyst and its impactful projects.
The award of this contract will be based on a single lot, with multiple work packages and one supplier/consortium will be appointed.
Please ensure you review all information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the Supplier Attachments tab within the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal.
This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria as set out in the RFP document.
How to Apply
UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal for this procurement.
To register on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal please use the link 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: 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 reference number PS22419.
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: 80%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 80%
- Price: 20%
- 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
- 11 Nov 2022, 14:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Jul 2023, 15:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Jan 2023 – …
- Authority reference
PS22419- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-020516- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0383bfFind a Tender
Publisher note: DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations that apply to this opportunity. Responses must be received by the date and time in the tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the Jaggaer eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered by the Contracting Authority further for this opportunity, unless a system outage is experienced, to which the Contracting Authority will advise upon accordingly. Interested organisations should ensure that they allow a sufficiency of time, prior to the deadline to allow all sections to be completed in full and any attachments to be uploaded. As a user of the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal you will have access to the Jaggaer messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you, as well as other messages and updates in relation to any specific tender event. Please note that any and all information secured outside of the messaging service, shall have no Legal Standing, merit or worth and should not be relied upon by any organisation submitting a tender response. Please note it is your organisations responsibility to access these messages on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: i. not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and ii. to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement; and under no circumstances as part of your organisations participation in this opportunity, will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by any organisation as a result. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a contract with any successful organisation(s), this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of your organisation in doing so. About UK Shared Business Services UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise. Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority. Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations. For full details of our partner base please review the following link: http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/contracts/Pages/default.aspx
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ ↗
- Submission deadline
- 13 Jan 2023, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 13 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
Timeline
5 Dec 2022 → 17 Jul 2023 · 5 dates- Next notice expected5 Dec 2022
- Submission deadline13 Jan 2023, 10:00 GMT
- Bids opened13 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
- Contract starts20 Feb 2023
- Notice published17 Jul 2023, 15:34 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Dec 2022- Published value updated to £9,140,0008 Dec 2022, 23:06 GMTwas £9,000,000
- Status changed to active8 Dec 2022, 23:06 GMT
- Procurement method changed8 Dec 2022, 23:06 GMT
- Deadline published: 13 Jan 2023, 10:00 GMT8 Dec 2022, 23:06 GMT
- Buyer details updated8 Dec 2022, 23:06 GMT
- Status changed to complete17 Jul 2023, 15:34 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon Trust Advisory Ltd | £4,632,538 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 020516-2023-1 · Carbon Trust Advisory Ltd
- Signed
- 30 Mar 2023
- Value
- £4,632,538
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Shared Business ServicesReview body
- UK Shared Business Services LtdMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CARBON TRUST ADVISORY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria