Official UK procurement notice
Research Impact and Funding Consultant
Authority: University of Hertfordshire (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Hertfordshire is conducting a tender exercise to set up a contract for a Research Impact and Funding Consultant to the University and all group companies. It is intended that the contract will commence on signature of the contract by both parties and run for a maximum of 4.5 years (subject to satisfactory performance and agreement by both parties to the contract extension). The contract will be reviewed yearly on each anniversary of the contract award and will be renewed subject to performance and value for money. The renewal must be agreed by both parties in writing. The University reserves the right not to renew on the yearly anniversary. Submission of a tender is acceptance of the contract terms and conditions. A copy has been included in the tender documentation.
CPV: Research and development consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Research Impact and Funding Consultant to the University and all group companiesAwardedPublished value£203,000
Research Impact and Funding Consultant to the University and all group companies. The contract will run for a maximum of 4.5 years. The contract will be reviewed yearly on each anniversary of the contract award and will be renewed for the following year subject to satisfactory performance and value for money. The yearly renewal will be agreed by both parties in writing.
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 evaluation: 75%
- price: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical evaluation: 75
- Price: 25
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
- Awarded
- 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
- 15 Dec 2023, 15:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Mar 2024, 11:06 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Jan 2024 – …
- Authority reference
23033- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-007640- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04262aFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 26 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
26 Jan 2024 → 1 May 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline26 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened26 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published11 Mar 2024, 11:06 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until1 May 2024, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete11 Mar 2024, 11:06 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Researchful LtdSME | £245,640 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Research Impact and Funding Consultant · Researchful LtdSME
- Signed
- 11 Mar 2024
- Value
- £245,640
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Crown Commercial ServicesMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Researchful LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria