Published date: 8 April 2020

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


Closing: 17 January 2020

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

Additional text

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
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 11596409

Value of contract

£234,200

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Value of Initial 9 month contract duration, which can be extended for a further 5 months subject to the provisions of the contract.

About the buyer

Address

Polaris House
SWINDON
SN2 1FL
England

Email

MajorProjects@uksbs.co.uk