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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/selection-questionnaire-to-establish-a-dps-for-the-provision-of-specialist-consultancy-ser-ocds-h6vhtk-03e4f3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Birmingham City University: "Selection Questionnaire to establish a DPS for the Provision of Specialist Consultancy Services". Published status: active. Dynamic Market Estimate: £1,500,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Birmingham City University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/birmingham-city-university-urn-133788)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** £1,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 August 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advertising consultancy services, Business analysis consultancy services, Development consultancy services, Financial management consultancy services, General management consultancy services (+4 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKG31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03e4f3`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/selection-questionnaire-to-establish-a-dps-for-the-provision-of-specialist-consultancy-ser-ocds-h6vhtk-03e4f3#tl-md)

## 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.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Proposal Writers
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72221000, 73220000, 79411000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £375,000
- **Description:** 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 write...

### Lot 2: Technical specialists and consultants
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 73000000, 73220000, 79120000, 79341100, 79411000, 79412000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £375,000
- **Description:** 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 Innovatio...

### Lot 3: Intellectual Property Specialists
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79100000, 79120000, 79140000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £375,000
- **Description:** BCU seeks expressions of interests to tender for a panel of firms to support BCU with its Intellectual Property (IP) commercialisation activity.

### Lot 4: Trainers
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 73000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £375,000
- **Description:** 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...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021372-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-07-24T18:05:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T12:47:10.218Z
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