Published date: 8 November 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 1 August 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Market research services - 79310000

Location of contract

SN21FL

Value of contract

£33,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS CR18096

Published date

8 November 2019

Closing date

1 August 2018

Contract start date

31 August 2018

Contract end date

30 November 2018

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 1st August 2018 - 14:00

Description
Help to develop a strategy targeting Innovate UK support for international activities for advanced materials. To do this we need to understand how the UK advanced materials sector compares with international peers and then seek effective ways of working with our international counterparts. We need to understand:
• the size of other countries' RD&I for materials;
• their national, regional and local strategies for materials,
• their role in the wider economy (e.g., is it linked to manufacturing or other sectors)
• what recent efforts and investments have been made and in what specific materials areas

From this information we need to understand which countries are good candidates for joint activity with the UK and what kind of activities would be beneficial to both countries. We want to be able to use this information to help develop our own advanced materials strategies and priorities and to use as evidence for international partnerships and activities.

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

Previous notice about this procurement

UK SBS CR18096 Advanced Materials International Benchmarking

  • Opportunity
  • Published 18 July 2018, last edited 18 July 2018

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Additional text

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/

Award information

Awarded date

17 August 2018

Contract start date

31 August 2018

Contract end date

14 December 2018

Total value of contract

£35,400

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

OPTIMAT LIMITED

Address

East Kilbride
G75 0QF
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 0

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Rebecca Eldridge

Address

Polaris House
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Telephone

01793 867980

Email

research@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk