Published date: 31 May 2016

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


Closing: 7 July 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£450,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS PR150045

Published date

31 May 2016

Closing date

7 July 2016

Contract start date

1 October 2016

Contract end date

30 September 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

UK SBS on behalf of the Engineering & Physical
Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) undertakes a
procurement exercise for the Provision of a Service
offering advice, guidance, and support for
Responsible Research and Innovation to the
Information & Communications Technologies (ICT)
Research Community. The purpose of this tender is to
source a service that the ICT community can draw on
in looking at the potential consequences of its
innovations.
Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) is an
approach that seeks to promote creativity and
opportunities for science and innovation that are
socially desirable and undertaken in the public's
interest. The consideration of RRI often raises
questions and dilemmas, it is sometimes ambiguous
in terms of purposes and motivations, and
unpredictable in terms of impacts, beneficial or
otherwise. The application of RRI requires spaces and
processes to explore these aspects of innovation in an
open, inclusive, and timely way.
In order to encourage RRI in ICT research there is a
need to provide a service that will offer advice,
guidance, and support. EPSRC is looking to appoint a
contractor that will provide this service and will
recognise and meet the needs of the UK community.
The estimated cost of the service over the five-year
period is £1 million. Over the course of the contract
period, the expectation is that a significant portion of
the costs will be met by subscriptions by the
community to the service, such that by the end of the
contract, the service will be self-sustaining. EPSRC
will provide £450,000 of the service costs.

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.
It is our vision to become the leading provider for our
customers of shared business services in the UK
public sector, continuously reducing cost and
improving quality of business services for Government
and the public sector.
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.
Core services include Procurement, Finance, Human
Resources, Payroll, ISS, and Property Asset
Management all underpinned by our Service Delivery
and Contact Centre teams.
UK SBS is a people rather than task focused
business. It's what makes us different to the traditional
transactional shared services centre. What is more,
being a not-for-profit organisation owned by its
customers, UK SBS' goals are aligned with the public
sector and delivering best value for the UK taxpayer.
If UK SBS is procuring the Contract or Framework as
a central purchasing body for multiple Customers who
are other contracting authorities.This means that other
contracting authorities named in this OJEU Notice
may use the Contract or Framework.

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All submissions will be assessed in accordance with
the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for
procurement values that exceed Regulation 5
(Threshold amounts)
This procurement will be managed electronically via
the Crown Commercial Service's e-Sourcing Suite.
To participate in this procurement, participants shall
first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite.
If Bidders 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, Bidders 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. Note: registration may take some
time please ensure that you allow a suffient amount of
time to register.
Full instructions for registration and use of the system
can be found at
http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier/respondtender
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@ccs.gsi.gov.uk.
Your email must clearly state:
the name and reference for the procurement you wish
to register for;
Your organisations full name as a registered supplier;
the name and contact details for the registered
individual sending the email.
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) 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.
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 applicable to this oppertunity.
For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing
Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service
(CCS) Helpdesk (Not UK SBS Ltd ) : Freephone: 0345
010 3503
email: supplier@ccs.gsi.gov.uk
Training support to respond to a requirement is
available to bidders at
http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/Pages/suppli
er.aspx
Responses must be received by the date in IV.3.4.
Responses received outside or concurrently using the
eSourcing process will not be accepted or considered
further for this opportunity.

Award information

Awarded date

30 September 2016

Contract start date

1 October 2016

Contract end date

30 September 2021

Total value of contract

£450,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY

Address

Gateway
Leicester
LE1 9BH

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Katarzyna Nawrotek

Address

North Star House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Telephone

01793 867558

Email

katarzyna.nawrotek@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk