Summative Assessment of the Business Innovation Fund

Official notice

Authority: West of England Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South West (UKK)

Awarded value£17,775published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 May 2023no call for competition

Awarded to ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED T/A Fortia Insight

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Business Innovation Fund supports SMEs taking forward R&D activity, summarised as ‘the discovery of new knowledge that can be used to create products, processes or services to address an individual, group or societal need. It is where other solutions have not been considered, tested nor trialled, or where they have been, have failed, and a new approach is being attempted.

The West of England Combined Authority now a seeks supplier to complete a summative assessment (aka evaluation) of the fund’s delivery to date, ensuring that the final report meets with the external funder’s/ERDF requirements.

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South West

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 26 May 2023, 10:52 BST
Last source update: 26 May 2023, 10:52 BST
Authority reference: DN661274
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-015051
Classification (CPV): Business and management consultancy and related services
Delivery area: South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03cfb6 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: We do not require the publication of an advert when procuring goods/services below the value of £25,000 according to our Constitution, nor is it a requirement under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £17,7751 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 24 May 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED T/A Fortia Insight	£17,775 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 015051-2023-1 · ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED T/A Fortia Insight
Signed
24 May 2023
Value
£17,775
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic	3	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West of England Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Rivergate House, 70 Redcliff Street, Redcliffe, Bristol, South West, BS1 6ALContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Economic Research Services LimitedAwarded supplier 48 Corn Street, Bristol, South West, BS1 1HQContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.