Published date: 8 April 2020
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000
Location of contract
South West
Value of contract
£237,500 to £416,666
Procurement reference
UK SBS PR19091
Published date
8 April 2020
Closing date
17 January 2020
Contract start date
17 February 2020
Contract end date
17 November 2020
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Contract Awarded
UKRI's Innovate UK intends to procure the services of a supplier who can design and deliver an acceleration and development programme in South Africa. The objective is to build partnerships between innovative UK SMEs and South African organisations, with the aim of co-creating base-of-the-pyramid business models for their products and services. We are calling this activity the Scaling Out for Impact (SOFI) Programme. This procurement will form part of Innovate UK's delivery partner commitment to the Newton Fund. The Newton Fund (www.newtonfund.ac.uk) is part of the UK's Official Development Assistance (ODA) and aims to promote the economic development and social welfare of partner countries, by strengthening their science and innovation capacity through partnership with UK businesses and academia. The contract is for an initial 9 months (1st iteration), with the option to extend the contract by a further 5 months (2nd iteration).
UKRI Innovate UK is the UK Government's innovation agency. They fund, support and connect innovative businesses to accelerate sustainable economic growth. Innovate UK provide new support for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with high growth potential to innovate faster and achieve growth, not just in the UK but globally. As part of its international activities Innovate UK is a delivery partner of the Newton Fund. The Newton
Fund is part of the UK's Official Development Assistance and aims to promote the economic development and social welfare of partner countries, by strengthening their science and innovation capacity through partnership with UK businesses and academia. Innovate UK seeks to identify a Supplier who can design and deliver a programme to accelerate the development of South Africa through building partnerships between innovative
UK SMEs and suitable South African organisations, with the aim of co-creating base-of-the-pyramid (BOP) business models for their products and services. Please refer to the specification and tender terms for the full requirement.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
UKRI Innovate UK Newton Fund Scaling Out for Impact (SOFI) Programme - Design and Delivery
- Opportunity
- Published 12 December 2019
Links
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- https://delta-esourcing.com/respond/83DT82X284
- Tender notice
Additional text
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CLOSING TIME FOR BIDS IS 17/01/2020 14:00 HOURS. DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER. All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts). The contracting authority shall utilise the Delta eSourcing Procurement Tool available at https://uksbs.delta-esourcing.com/ to conduct this procurement. All enquiries with respect to problems or functionality within the tool may be submitted to Delta eSourcing on 08452707050. Please utilise the messaging system within the e-sourcing tool at the above link. Please note this is a free self-registration website and this can be done by completing the online questionnaire at https://uksbs.delta-esourcing.com/ UKRI Innovate UK reserves the right not to award a contract. Future procurements - advanced notification of intent: if the UK exits the EU and access to the OJEU is no longer afforded to the Contracting Authority, then all new procurements will utilise the UK Governments own procurement portal.
The contract is for an initial 9 month duration (1st programme iteration). The contract can be extended by a further 5 months (2nd programme iteration). The estimated value of the contract reflects the initial 9 month contract plus the provision for an additional 5 months. The maximum estimated value of the initial 9 month contract is £237,500 excl.VAT.
Award information
Awarded date
20 March 2020
Contract start date
20 March 2020
Contract end date
20 December 2020
Total value of contract
£234,200
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
WE ARE LIMINAL LTD
Address
62-66 Deansgate
MANCHESTER
M3 2EN
GBReference
Companies House number: 11596409
Value of contract
£234,200
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Additional details
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Value of Initial 9 month contract duration, which can be extended for a further 5 months subject to the provisions of the contract.
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Closing: 17 January 2020