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Published 10 Jun 2024, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-3928 UK-Denmark Green Shipping Corridors Pre-feasibility Study

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£250,000exc. VAT0.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Aug 2024awarded 1 Oct 2024
Awarded to Ricardo AEA Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Innovate UK part of United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI), in partnership with the UK Department for Transport and the Danish Maritime Authority, has appointed a supplier to conduct a pre-feasibility study investigating Green Corridor routes between the UK and Denmark.

CPV: Business and management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Innovate UK part of United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI), in partnership with…Awarded

Innovate UK part of United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI), in partnership with the UK Department for Transport and the Danish Maritime Authority, is looking to appoint a supplier to conduct a pre-feasibility study investigating Green Corridor routes between the UK and Denmark.

The pre-feasibility study will inform future national and international policy and research decisions and the results will be used by UK and Denmark government, industry and academia.

The objective of this procurement is to identify and appoint an industry expert to lead a single pre-feasibility study to analyse and investigate Green Shipping Corridors between the UK and Denmark.

The supplier will be required to conduct a comprehensive review of current and future routes between the two countries. This pre-feasibility study will commence in October 2024 and conclude in March 2025.

The supplier will be required to:

A.Engage with UK and Danish organisations, which includes identification, engagement and full buy in from all Green Corridor stakeholders. Stakeholders include (but are not limited to) ports, vessel owners / operators, supply chains, industry associations and government organisations.

B.Include a Danish stakeholder or cooperating partner with expertise and networks in the Danish maritime sector.

C.Collect and analyse the data and evidence provided by Green Corridor stakeholders. Analysis must stand up to scrutiny and be performed from a position of scientific validity.

D.Produce a comprehensive report on the environmental, technology, commercial, economic and regulatory (vessel and port) findings from the analysis.

E.Provide a comprehensive analysis of at least three case study Green Corridor routes between the UK and Denmark and produce a detailed roadmap that shows how to achieve demonstrations of these routes.

F.Report periodically on the progress of the pre-feasibility study. Reporting requirements will be agreed with Innovate UK and DfT with the Danish Maritime Authority providing consent for tailored public releases.

The duration of the contract is 6 months commencing in October 2024 . The contract price range (ex VAT) is up to £250,000.00 Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/249JD4294K ↗

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
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
10 Jun 2024, 16:05 BST
Last source update
5 Dec 2024, 16:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
5 Aug 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-039301
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046ec0 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=907893250 GO Reference: GO-2024125-PRO-28781113

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
5 Aug 2024, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Aug 2024, 11:00 BST

Timeline

5 Aug 2024 → 5 Dec 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Aug 2024, 11:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    5 Aug 2024, 11:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    5 Dec 2024, 16:05 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Dec 2024, 16:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £249,5081 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 9
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ricardo AEA Ltd£249,508 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 039301-2024-1 · Ricardo AEA Ltd

    Signed
    1 Oct 2024
    Value
    £249,508
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids———

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 email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • United Kingdom Research & InnovationReview body Swindon

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ricardo ae ltdAwarded supplier08229264 Shoreham Technical Centre, Shoreham-By-Sea, South East

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.