Published date: 15 February 2024

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


Closing: 18 December 2023, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£350,000

Procurement reference

tender_395571/1314390

Published date

15 February 2024

Closing date

18 December 2023

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

9 February 2024

Contract end date

5 August 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

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 Crown Commercial Services Research & Insight DPS RM6126.

Brief Description of Requirement

In order to support DSIT's ambition to deliver world-class digital infrastructure across the UK and drive innovation and unlock opportunities for economic growth, the department is currently in the process of delivering two wireless infrastructure programmes: 5G Innovation Regions (5GIR) and the Smart Infrastructure Pilots Programme (SIPP).

These programmes form part of DSIT's wider programme to drive 5G adoption across the UK and support the implementation of DSIT's Wireless Infrastructure Strategy. Funding for 5GIR was provided as part of the Wireless Infrastructure Strategy, while SIPP is funded through the Shared Outcomes Fund, which aims to pilot projects to test innovative ways of working across the public sector, with an emphasis on thorough plans for evaluation

DSIT is seeking a provider to deliver a programme-wide impact, process, and economic evaluation of the 5GIR and SIPP programmes. Although these are separate programmes, the successful bidder will be required to conduct both evaluations of the two programmes under a single contract. The maximum budget available for this work is £350,000.

The two programmes have similar policy objectives, are delivered through Local Authorities, are due to start in late 2023 and run until March 2025. For this reason we are combining the evaluation contracts for the two programmes; but the evaluations themselves will need to be separate. To be clear, this ITT encompasses the evaluation of both programmes and all evaluation activities contained within this, meaning the contract between DSIT and the provider will run until at least Summer 2025, when the impact, process and economic elements are expected to be completed.


Award information

Awarded date

9 February 2024

Contract start date

9 February 2024

Contract end date

5 August 2025

Total value of contract

£348,990

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

KPMG LLP (UK)

Address

15 Canada Square, London, E14 5GL

Reference

Companies House number: OC301540

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Kerry Hart

Address

Polaris House
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Telephone

01793 867005

Email

professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk