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Published 26 Aug 2022, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-1673 NC3Rs ARRIVE Compliance Checking Software Tool

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Oct 2022awarded 14 Mar 2023
Awarded to SciCrunch Inc.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Development of a free-to-use software tool to assess manuscripts rapidly and automatically for their compliance with the ARRIVE Essential 10.

CPV: Analytical or scientific software development services · Analytical or scientific software package · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software consultancy services · Software development services · Software implementation services · Software package and information systems · Software programming and consultancy services · Software supply services · Word-processing software development services · Word-processing software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

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 (2)
  • Technical and Quality Element: 80%
  • Pricing Element: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical and Quality Element: 80
  • Pricing Element: 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 · publisher note attached
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
26 Aug 2022, 14:05 BST
Last source update
15 Mar 2023, 14:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
3 Oct 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-007542
Classification (CPV)
Analytical or scientific software development servicesAnalytical or scientific software packageIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware consultancy servicesSoftware development servicesSoftware implementation servicesSoftware package and information systemsSoftware programming and consultancy servicesSoftware supply servicesWord-processing software development services
+1 moreWord-processing software package
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036373 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=767849336" target="_blank">https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=767849336</a> GO Reference: GO-2023315-PRO-22325666

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
3 Oct 2022, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
3 Oct 2022, 14:00 BST

Timeline

3 Oct 2022 → 15 Mar 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    3 Oct 2022, 14:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    3 Oct 2022, 14:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    15 Mar 2023, 14:05 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Mar 2023, 14:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £200,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Mar 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SciCrunch Inc.£200,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 007542-2023-1 · SciCrunch Inc.

    Signed
    14 Mar 2023
    Value
    £200,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch Medical Research Council, Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, UK, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SciCrunch Inc.Awarded supplierNot applicable PO Box 928191, San Diego CA, US, 92192-8191Contact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria