Published date: 10 May 2019
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£43,000
Procurement reference
tender_141474/767984
Published date
10 May 2019
Closing date
2 May 2019
Contract start date
9 May 2019
Contract end date
30 June 2019
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Call-off from a framework agreement
A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Competitions/hacks are a great and efficient way of procuring work that result in the rapid generation of solutions, leveraging significant benefits in time and/or cost. For example, one hack that Hack Partners carried out for Network Rail is estimated to have led to efficiency savings of circa £5 million. Furthermore, hacks are a great way of forming connections with SME's and organisations which wouldn't usually occur given the traditional approach of procuring work.
In support of its Innovation Strategy, Highways England (HE) would like to procure services for one hack with Hack Partners (HP); specifically, regarding HP's InfraHack initiative, a hackathon to be held in May 2019. InfraHack's mission is to bring together the best technology and infrastructure experts in the world and challenging them to build new solutions that solve the industry's critical problems, thus driving the industry forward.
Award information
Awarded date
9 May 2019
Contract start date
9 May 2019
Contract end date
30 June 2019
Total value of contract
£43,000
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
WSP
Address
Surrey
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Address
The Cube
Birmingham
B1 1RN
England
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