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Published 26 Jul 2024, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-4094 Financing Net Zero: Blended Finance Sectors

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£416,667exc. VAT9.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 9 Sept 2024awarded 25 Nov 2024
Awarded to Carbon Limiting Technologies

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI requires research services to help explore how private finance can be scaled through new investment products, provide data and insights, and develop track records to encourage capital into the market.

CPV: Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The scope of this Contract will include the provision of:AwardedPublished value£416,667

The scope of this Contract will include the provision of:

Developing broad evidence across a range of verticals to assess finance gaps, sectoral importance to the UK, market failures leading to a decision on which verticals to prioritise.

Creating detailed analysis of the priority verticals to assess pipeline, specific market barriers, and broad product options leading to narrowign down of the product options.

Creating a detailed rationale for each product offering including clear rationale, benefits, product design options, scaling options, investment rationale and which options represent the greatest value of money.

Delivering a recommended approach, including a strategic rationale, economic case, and broad delivery structure.

The supplier will also be responsible for engaging with stakeholders and disseminating communications.

Delivery: South West · Swindon
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: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical / Quality: 60%
  • Price: 30%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical / Quality: 60
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
26 Jul 2024, 14:05 BST
Last source update
26 Nov 2024, 14:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
9 Sept 2024 – …
Authority reference
UKRI-4094
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-038171
Classification (CPV)
Research services
Delivery area
South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048506 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=905562808 GO Reference: GO-20241126-PRO-28661263

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/T8T484V43K ↗

Submission deadline
9 Sept 2024, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
9 Sept 2024, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Sept 2024 → 26 Nov 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 Sept 2024, 14:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    9 Sept 2024, 14:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    26 Nov 2024, 14:05 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Nov 2024, 14:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £376,6001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 93 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Nov 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Carbon Limiting Technologies£376,600 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic · 1 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria