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Published 22 Dec 2022, 10:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-2507 AHRC Policy Engagement Training and Development

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£187,000≈ £47k / year26% below published estimate
Submissions closed 2 Feb 2023awarded 31 Mar 2023
Awarded to Institute for Government
Contract term 4 yrsends 1 Apr 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

**This is a Contract Award Notice, not a call for competition** UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) - The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) seeks to support academic researchers within its remit who are based within UK universities and Independent Research Organisations (IROs) to develop the knowledge and skills that will enable them to engage effectively with public policy. By doing so, UKRI aim to equip them with the tools and skills to make a demonstrable difference to evidence-informed public policy with their research.

CPV: Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 yrsPublished value£187,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 1 Apr 2027 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Extensions: The initial term of the Contract shall be for 3 years from April 2023 to April 2026 with an option to extend further for a year up to April 2027. The estimated value of the opportunity for the initial period of 3 years is £140K (excl VAT), the estimated value of the opportunity over the lifetime of the contract including the optional term extension is up to £187K (excl. VAT).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: 90%Price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 90
  • Price: 10
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
22 Dec 2022, 10:05 GMT
Last source update
2 May 2023, 10:05 BST
Award evaluation window
2 Feb 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-012452
Classification (CPV)
Training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039397 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: <a href="https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=778809391" target="_blank">https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=778809391</a> GO Reference: GO-202352-PRO-22728268

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
2 Feb 2023, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
2 Feb 2023, 11:00 GMT

Timeline

2 Feb 2023 → 2 May 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    2 Feb 2023, 11:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    2 Feb 2023, 11:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    2 May 2023, 10:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 May 2023, 10:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £138,3001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Institute for GovernmentSME£138,300 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 012452-2023-UKRI-2507-1 · Institute for GovernmentSME

    Signed
    31 Mar 2023
    Value
    £138,300
    Period
    … – 1 Apr 2027
    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 Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

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.