Published date: 4 September 2023

Last edited date: 13 September 2023

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


Closing: 8 August 2023, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£0 to £104,167

Procurement reference

PS23197

Published date

4 September 2023

Closing date

8 August 2023

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

29 August 2023

Contract end date

10 October 2023

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

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****

This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the CCS RM6187 Framework.

Brief Description of Requirement

The purpose of the project is to review and design the Investment Directorate's organisational structure and key elements of its strategy and processes to best enable the directorate to deliver on the UKSA 'Catalyse Investment' Value Proposition. The project has been given set high-level priorities to deliver. In order to achieve these priorities, end-state objectives have been agreed as part of the agreement and baselining of the Project Initiation Document. Workstreams have been set up and these objectives have been grouped according to the most suitable workstream for them to be housed in.
The Catalyse Investment Project is made up of five workstreams:
1. Investment Decisions & Funding Management - covering UKSA Investment Framework, investment decisions and funding management process design, and potential skills/resourcing.
2. Investment Directorate Organisational Design - to design future-state fit-for-purpose Investment Directorate.
3. Commercial Innovation - to give UKSA authority to offer new commercial support mechanisms, and to coordinate a holistic solution for Grant Management.
4. Space Catalyst Fund (SCF) - to set up new matchmaker programme and create a front-door to direct interested stakeholders to appropriate national or ESA innovation funds.
5. Partnerships and Partner Management - to understand how best UKSA should manage its partners/stakeholders to catalyse investment in the space sector.

Award information

Awarded date

24 August 2023

Contract start date

29 August 2023

Contract end date

10 October 2023

Total value of contract

£103,605.03

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Address

1 EMBANKMENT PLACE, LONDON, WC2N 6RH

Reference

Companies House number: OC303525

Value of contract

£103,605.03

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Maria Znaiko

Address

Polaris House,North Star Avenue
SWINDON
SN21UH
England

Telephone

0734000

Email

professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk