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Published 19 Jul 2023, 17:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PS23189 The provision of data best practice and start-up business support services

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£400,000≈ £229k / year
Submissions closed 23 Aug 2023
Contract term 1 yr 9 moends 30 Jun 2025 · extension options published · starts 2 Oct 2023
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Tuesday, 22nd August 2023 at 11:00. Brief Description of Requirement. At a minimum, we expect this to include at least 2 online project show and tells (one at beginning and one at end), and one in person event. 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.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Tuesday, 22nd August 2023 at 11:00

Brief Description of Requirement

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) requirement.

Innovate UK's £60m Net Zero Living programme is supporting a range of competitions and projects to accelerate delivery of net zero across places in the UK. This procurement is looking to procure a partner to lead on the delivery of the following elements of the Net Zero Living programme.

This partner will lead on convening and supporting projects funded through the Digital parts of the programme (Digital Accelerator round 1 and 2, and Digital Fast Start).

This partner will lead on data related aspects of Pathfinder Places and Fast Followers projects. The Pathfinder Places and Fast Followers projects will have a main convenor, with service providers providing subject matter expertise and services into these projects in collaboration with this convenor. This procurement is for the data subject matter expert and service provider who will work with the main convenor for Pathfinder Places and Fast Followers.

As part of this programme, Innovate UK is introducing a requirement for projects to follow and embed the Net Zero Living Data Guidance principals. This procurement require at least the following deliverables:

  1. 1 x final public insight report
  2. 3 x Competitions summary reports
  3. A pool of 200 hours minimum for bespoke and tailored technical and business growth support to be used on the Digital accelerator competitions and fast start competition cohorts.
  4. A minimum of 6 x 2 hours Net Zero Living Data Guidance workshops
  5. Data best practice community of practice
  6. Communication & dissemination events

At a minimum, we expect this to include at least 2 online project show and tells (one at beginning and one at end), and one in person event.

Please ensure you review all attached 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 PS23189

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The final date and time for the submission of bids is Tuesday, 22nd August 2023 at 11:00Renewal 1 yr 9 moPublished value£400,000

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Tuesday, 22nd August 2023 at 11:00. Additional information: 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. 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 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.

Closing date and time for Bidder to request RFP documents:

Tuesday, 22nd August 2023 @14:00pm

Closing date and time for Bidder to submit their response ('the deadline'):

Wednesday, 23rd August 2023 @11:00am

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: www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/con… ↗

Contract period: 2 Oct 2023 – 30 Jun 2025 (1 yr 9 mo)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: The maximum budget for this requirement is £400,000.00 excluding VAT. Its anticipated the total contract value for the initial 20-month period shall not exceed £250,000.00 excluding VAT. Its anticipated the total value for the optional 12-month extension period shall not exceed £150,000.00 excluding VAT.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: 20%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Methodology and Approach: 20%
  • Ability to deliver (resource and expertise): 20%
  • Understanding the requirements and context: 20%
  • Risk and Mitigation: 20%
  • price: 20%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Methodology and Approach: 20%
  • Ability to deliver (resource and expertise): 20%
  • Understanding the requirements and context: 20%
  • Risk and Mitigation: 20%
  • Price: 20%
What this means for your bid
  • 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
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
19 Jul 2023, 17:03 BST
Last source update
19 Jul 2023, 17:03 BST
Award evaluation window
23 Aug 2023 – …
Authority reference
PS23189
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-020845
Classification (CPV)
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e38c Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
23 Aug 2023, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
23 Aug 2023, 11:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Jul 2023 → 2 Oct 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    19 Jul 2023, 17:03 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    23 Aug 2023, 10:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    23 Aug 2023, 11:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    2 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research and Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch Polaris House, North Star Avenue, SWINDON, South West, SN21UHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • UK Shared Business ServicesMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point SwindonContact 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