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Published 24 Jul 2023, 19:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Selection Questionnaire to establish a DPS for the Provision of Specialist Consultancy Services

Official notice

Authority: Birmingham City University (Education)

Dynamic market4 lotsServicesRestricted procedureMax 4 lots per supplier
Dynamic market estimate£1,500,000total for 4 lots · market-wide estimate, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 25 Aug 2023
Lots 4max 4 won per supplier

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This Dynamic purchasing system (DPS) is for the Provision of specialist consultancy services with the main areas of services being as follows:

Lot 1 — Proposal writers capable of pulling together bid proposals to submit to funding agencies working in partnership with the RIE and Academic team.

Lot 2 — Technical specialists and consultants in thematic areas who are capable of providing detailed guidance and specific partnering to underpin the thinking of strategic projects, initiatives, and potential funding proposals. Themes will include, but not be limited to, sustainable futures, digital, creativity, design and innovation, health and quality of life, economic development, and partnership development.

Lot 3 — Intellectual Property specialists who can support the development of commercialisation guidance relating to intellectual property.

Lot 4 - Trainers - Learning and Development Consultancy specialists.

CPV: Advertising consultancy services · Business analysis consultancy services · Development consultancy services · Financial management consultancy services · General management consultancy services · Legal advisory and information services · Legal services · Patent and copyright consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services

How this dynamic market works

From the published notice
Type
Dynamic market

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value · win at most 4 of them

Every one of these 4 lots carries the same published figure, £375,000: it is the dynamic market's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Proposal Writersceiling above

Provision of Proposal Writers capable of pulling together bid proposals to submit to funding agencies working in partnership with the RIEE and Academic team. This Lot is for organisations to support BCU with the quality of bid writing. Proposal writers should have experience of bid writing in a variety of funding streams including but not limited to Innovate UK, Regional and International Funding (EU, US, Brazil and India) Specialists. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/K33RMUTSWW ↗

Delivery: West Midlands · Birmingham
Second stage: 10–null candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Technical specialists and consultantsceiling above

This Lot is for firms or individuals to support BCU with technical capability in a variety of areas including the below and any other services which would properly be described as relating to this lot: Infrastructure, Health, Energy, Social Innovation, Built Environment, Automotive, Engineering, Supply Chains, Computing, Big Data, Digital and Creative, Economic Development, and Partnership Development.

Delivery: West Midlands · Birmingham
Second stage: 10–null candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Intellectual Property Specialistsceiling above

BCU seeks expressions of interests to tender for a panel of firms to support BCU with its Intellectual Property (IP) commercialisation activity.

Delivery: West Midlands · Birmingham
Second stage: 10–null candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Trainersceiling above

This Lot is for firms or individuals to support BCU with training capability in a variety of areas including the below and any other services which would properly be described as relating to this lot: Infrastructure, Health, Energy, Social Innovation, Built Environment, Automotive, Engineering, Supply Chains, Computing, Big Data, Digital and Creative, Economic Development, and Partnership Development.

Delivery: West Midlands · Birmingham
Second stage: 5–null candidates invited to tenderVariant 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
What this means for your bid
  • “Selection Questionnaire to establish a DPS for the Provision of…” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted 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
Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement
Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
24 Jul 2023, 19:05 BST
Last source update
24 Jul 2023, 19:05 BST
Authority reference
PS101
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-021372
Classification (CPV)
Advertising consultancy servicesBusiness analysis consultancy servicesDevelopment consultancy servicesFinancial management consultancy servicesGeneral management consultancy servicesLegal advisory and information servicesLegal servicesPatent and copyright consultancy servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e4f3 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Birmingham:-Research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services./K33RMUTSWW" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Birmingham:-Research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services./K33RMUTSWW</a> To respond to this opportunity, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/K33RMUTSWW" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/K33RMUTSWW</a> GO Reference: GO-2023724-PRO-23478868

How it was run

Official notice
Admission period ends
25 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline

Timeline

24 Jul 2023 → 25 Aug 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    24 Jul 2023, 19:05 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    25 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Birmingham City University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation United Kingdom University House, Cardigan Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 5JUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.