Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-2603 ESRC Commercialisation Catalyst Support Package
Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKRI wishes to establish a Contract to appoint a partner to support delivery of an early-stage commercialisation catalyst for social science, arts and humanities (AHSS) researchers who have ideas with the potential to develop into an impactful, scalable commercial product or service.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1ESRC and AHRC are investing up to £3.9M in up to five competitions over three years,…AwardedPublished value£1,200,000
ESRC and AHRC are investing up to £3.9M in up to five competitions over three years, starting in March 2023. ESRC and AHRC expect to make up to 75 Catalyst awards in this timeframe. In any one year the maximum awarded will be 35. The grants allow researchers to start to develop a commercial service, product, process or other innovation from a strong research base. Delivery partners will be expected to support and enable AHSS researchers to consider how they can commercially sustain or grow impact from their research; provide support and training for commercialisation of AHSS activities; have a robust process to agree successful catalyst grants; and ensure appropriate and agreed reporting back to ESRC and AHRC which include UKRI Commercialisation Framework Principles at all stages of the work.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical/Quality: 75%
- Price: 15%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical/Quality: 75
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 15
- 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
- 22 Nov 2022, 16:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Mar 2023, 14:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Dec 2022 – …
- Authority reference
UKRI-2603- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008013- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038764Find a Tender
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=762880404" target="_blank">https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=762880404</a> GO Reference: GO-2023320-PRO-22353552
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 22 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
22 Dec 2022 → 20 Mar 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline22 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened22 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT
- Notice published20 Mar 2023, 14:05 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete20 Mar 2023, 14:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| London School of Economics and Political Science | £1,198,700 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 008013-2023-1 · London School of Economics and Political Science
- Signed
- 13 Mar 2023
- Value
- £1,198,700
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- London School of Economics and Political ScienceAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria