Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-3994 Metascience: Using Research to Transform Science
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKRI wishes to establish a framework agreement ("Agreement") for the provision of a metascience research consultancy for UKRI.
The purpose of this procurement is to appoint a supplier to support UKRI in delivering a broad range of metascience based research activities.
The Agreement will be set up to appoint a single Supplier who will act as the main contractor. The Supplier may choose to take the lead role with other ‘specialist’ sub-advisors in order to provide a pre-selected core team for breadth of expertise and consistency of approach.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The scope of the Agreement will include provision of:AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,000,000
The scope of the Agreement will include provision of:
Supporting UKRI to scope, design and deliver and a portfolio of experiments to test and evaluate R&D Funding.
Provide research capability, including but not limited to:
-Evidence synthesis
-Data Analysis
-Rapid evidence reviews
-Statistical analyses.
Support UKRI in launching funding opportunities under the Metascience grants programme.
Provide training and development support to Metascience grant programme award holders. This includes but is not limited to:
-Cultivating connections and opportunities
-Offering practical support and advice
-Supporting award holder disseminating their research findings Additional information: The framework will be on a call-off basis for a period of 4 years. The total value of the framework will not exceed £3,000,000.
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: 60%
- Price: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical / Quality: 60
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 30
- Technical & professional ability
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “UKRI-3994 Metascience: Using Research to Transform Science” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 May 2024, 19:05 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Nov 2024, 14:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Aug 2024 – …
- Authority reference
UKRI-3994- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-038170- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04594fFind 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=905554310 GO Reference: GO-20241126-PRO-28661253
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/ACRYU8UG23 ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 19 Aug 2024, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 19 Aug 2024, 14:00 BST
Timeline
17 Jul 2024 → 26 Nov 2024 · 4 dates- Next notice expected17 Jul 2024, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown19 Aug 2024, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened19 Aug 2024, 14:00 BST
- Notice published26 Nov 2024, 14:05 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jul 2024- Published value updated to £3,000,00011 Jul 2024, 16:05 BSTwas £3,500,000
- Status changed to active11 Jul 2024, 16:05 BST
- Procurement method changed11 Jul 2024, 16:05 BST
- Deadline published: 19 Aug 2024, 14:00 BST11 Jul 2024, 16:05 BST
- Buyer details updated11 Jul 2024, 16:05 BST
- Status changed to complete26 Nov 2024, 14:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 038170-2024-1
- Signed
- 27 Oct 2024
- Value
- £3,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- UK Research & InnovationContracting authorityBody governed by public lawResearch & Innovation
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- RAND Europe Community Interest CompanyFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria