Published date: 21 December 2017
This notice was replaced on 8 November 2019
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Awarded contract (published 8 November 2019, last edited 8 November 2019)
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Contract summary
Industry
Research and development consultancy services - 73200000
Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000
Location of contract
South West
Value of contract
£60,000
Procurement reference
BLOJEU - CR17167INN
Published date
21 December 2017
Closing date
19 January 2018
Contract start date
5 February 2018
Contract end date
31 January 2019
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The final date and time for the submission of bids is Friday 19th January 2018 at 14:00
DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.
All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal.
Brief Description of Requirement
The communications mission of Innovate UK is to ensure that it is recognised and respected as the organisation uniquely positioned to accelerate UK economic growth by driving innovation.
This includes ensuring that it explains its role and activities clearly, accessibly and in an engaging and inspiring way.
Our job is to provide funding for exciting innovative ideas to businesses to develop them into ground-breaking products and services. We also support innovative companies by helping to connect them with the help they need to innovate and grow, such as potential partners, investors and state-of-the art facilities.
Innovate UK is seeking a communications agency to provide audience research to inform future campaigns, including proposition development, content strategy and promotion.
Please make sure that you provide sufficient detail of you requirement so that potential suppliers will have a full understanding of what is required.
Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the RFx attachments tab within the Emptoris System.
This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ document.
How to Apply
As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS will be using the CCS eSourcing Suite for this procurement.
To register on the CCS eSourcing portal please follow the details contained within the Additional Information section of this notice.
If you are already registered on the CCS eSourcing portal and wish to register your interest in this opportunity please email; expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Your email must clearly state:
• the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for;
• the name of the registered Bidder;
• the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.
More information
Attachments
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- AW4.1 Contract.pdf
- Bidding documents
- AW4.1 Contract
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- BLOJEU - CR17167INN ITQ Invitation to Quote questions.pdf
- Bidding documents
- BLOJEU - CR17167INN ITQ Invitation to Quote questions
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- Bidder Training V1.0.pdf
- Bidding documents
- Bidder Training V1.0
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- Bidder - Logging into Emptoris for the first time.pdf
- Bidding documents
- Bidder - Logging into Emptoris for the first time
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- AW5.2 Price Schedule.xlsx
- Bidding documents
- AW5.2 Price Schedule
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- UK SBS BLOJEU-CR17167INN - Qualitative research on Innovate UK Communications - Invitation to Quote.pdf
- Bidding documents
- UK SBS BLOJEU-CR17167INN - Qualitative research on Innovate UK Communications - Invitation to Quote
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- Appendix A - Innovate UK personas 201516.pdf
- Bidding documents
- Appendix A - Innovate UK personas 201516
Additional text
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DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER
All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts)
Responses must be received by the date in the bid documents.
Responses received outside or concurrently using the eSourcing process will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity.
How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite
Full details of this opportunity can be found on the e-sourcing portal please follow instructions below. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'.
Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.
Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk.
Your email must clearly state:
• name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for;
• name of the registered Bidder;
• name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.
Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder.
As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event.
Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information.
For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk: Telephone: 0345 010 3503
Training documents to support Bidders to utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section.
About UK Shared Business Services
UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our customers improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise.
Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations.
For full details of our partner base please review the following link: http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/
About the buyer
Contact name
Kerry Hammond
Address
Polaris House
Swindon
SN2 1FL
England
Website
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