Published date: 24 December 2021

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


Closing: 12 November 2021, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000

Location of contract

SN2 1FL

Value of contract

£0 to £80,000

Procurement reference

PS21224 - Transforming Food Production

Published date

24 December 2021

Closing date

12 November 2021

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

13 December 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

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 Friday, 12th November 2021, 11:00 am. DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the Delta eSourcing Portal.

Brief Description of Requirement

The aim of this commission is to carry out desktop research to better understand the global novel food systems sector, focussing on alternative protein production and horticultural produce through CEA.

The research should include a review of the state and outlook of the market in the UK, a benchmarking of how it compares to the leading countries in this sector and provide recommendations on whether and how UKRI and TFP should intervene to strengthen the industry in the UK.

Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the Document Uploads tab within the Delta eSourcing Portal.

This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ document.

How to Apply

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Delta eSourcing Portal for this procurement.

To register on the Delta eSourcing portal please use the link https://uksbs.deltaesourcing.com and follow the instructions to register.

If you are already registered on the Delta eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://uksbs.delta-esourcing.com and the follow the instructions to 'Login' Once you are logged into the system you will be able to link yourself into this procurement using the Access Code: Y8XB5CQ5AZ


Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

PS21224 - Transforming Food Production

  • Opportunity
  • Published 25 October 2021

Attachments

Links

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 tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the Delta eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity. As a user of the Delta eSourcing Portal you will have access to the Delta messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific tender event.

Please note it is your responsibility to access these messages on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity. The contracting authority expressly reserves the right to:
i. not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and
ii. to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement; and in no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by any supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded.

Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders.

About UK Shared Business Services
UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise. Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority. 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/contracts/Pages/default.aspx

Award information

Awarded date

13 December 2021

Contract start date

13 December 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Total value of contract

£76,150

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

CROP HEALTH AND PROTECTION LIMITED

Address

York Biotech Campus,Sand Hutton
YORK
North Yorkshire
YO41 1LZ
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 09922979

Value of contract

£76,150

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Polaris House, North Star Avenue
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Email

professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk