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Published 10 Jun 2022, 10:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-2129 The Provision of a Programme Enhancement Team for the Connecting Capability Fund

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£300,000exc. VAT4.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 9 Jul 2022awarded 31 Aug 2022
Awarded to PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Research England, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), is seeking a provider for the provision of a Programme Enhancement Team (PET) which will provide support to the Connecting Capability Fund (CCF) programme to maximise the benefits from the projects.

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1**This is a Contract Award Notice, not a call for competition.** Research England,…AwardedPublished value£300,000

**This is a Contract Award Notice, not a call for competition.** Research England, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), is seeking a provider for the provision of a Programme Enhancement Team (PET) which will provide support to the Connecting Capability Fund (CCF) programme to maximise the benefits from the projects in terms of:

•Greater efficiency and effectiveness of CCF projects,and improved outcomes thus creating a higher Value for Money and return on investment for the programme as a whole.

•Improved learning and development between CCF Higher Education Provider(HEP) partners, and wider/external partners as appropriate

•Identify and allow for wider dissemination of good practices and insights from the programme to improve approaches to commercialisation/working with business and meeting Government priorities on commercialisation practice in the Higher Education (HE) sector.

The PET is intended to support learning and good practice in both:

•Approaches to commercialisation/working with business

•And more general project management techniques that feature in large scale multi-party and cross-sectoral collaborations.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Extensions: The Contracting Authority will consider procuring additional supportive documentation, reporting, training and events if deemed necessary to expand the programme within the given timescales.Variant 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
How bids were scored
Quality: 85%Price: 15%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 85
  • Price: 15
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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 · 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
10 Jun 2022, 10:05 BST
Last source update
26 Sept 2022, 14:05 BST
Award evaluation window
9 Jul 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-026872
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy and related services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0344fb Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data/ To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=722865404 GO Reference: GO-2022926-PRO-21022133

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
9 Jul 2022, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
9 Jul 2022, 11:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Jul 2022 → 26 Sept 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 Jul 2022, 11:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    9 Jul 2022, 11:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    26 Sept 2022, 14:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Sept 2022, 14:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £286,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Aug 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD£286,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • UK Research and InnovationReview body SwindonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.