Published date: 30 June 2020

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


Closing: 13 April 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services - 71600000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£0 to £5,000

Procurement reference

C4A48564423

Published date

30 June 2020

Closing date

13 April 2020

Contract start date

20 April 2020

Contract end date

1 July 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

About the Opportunity:
Background: The Better Futures Innovation Vouchers provide funding for SMEs on the Better Future Programme enabling the SMEs to work with an expert from a research entity bringing new knowledge into the company to help businesses innovate, develop and grow. Typical services offered to SMEs could include:
• Ideas for new or improved products, processes and services
• Product and service testing
• Access to information and expertise on new materials
• Tapping into research and scientific expertise
The Innovation Vouchers will be up to £5,000 in value and its aim is to promote new collaborations between SMEs and a research entity.
The contracting process is being managed by Imperial Consultants, a subsidiary of Imperial College London. Imperial Consultants will contract with the individuals or organisations to deliver the innovation vouchers.

For more information:
https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/environment/better-futures/about-better-futures

This opportunity:
Our client is a start-up company which has developed software which controls a battery's fast charging process and produces a reduction in charge time. The company have demonstrated the software's effectiveness using real batteries with the software running on desktop-level performance computing equipment.

They are looking for an expert in low-computational-power hardware design to help develop a charger for power tools. This work will entail modifying a power charger by embedding the software within the charger's hardware and integrated circuits.


Responses are sought from individuals from Knowledge Bases, defined under the ERDF Definition of a Research Entity: Higher Education, Further Education and Research Entities which are: UK Public Sector Research Establishments, Research and Development Organisations, Research and Technology Organisations.

Assessment criteria are as follows:
• Applicant from a research entity (pass/fail)
• The fit of the expertise to solve the company's need, as assessed by Imperial Consultants and the SME.
• The proposed solution and the outputs to be provided.
• Availability.
• Value for money.
As assessed by Imperial Consultants & SME


The contracting process is being managed by Imperial Consultants (I C Consultants Ltd), a subsidiary of Imperial College London. Imperial Consultants will contract with the individuals or organisations to deliver the innovation vouchers.
For more information please contact:
Dr Alistair McDermott
Email: a.mcdermott@imperial.ac.uk

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For more information please contact:
Dr Alistair McDermott
Email: a.mcdermott@imperial.ac.uk

Award information

Awarded date

19 April 2020

Contract start date

20 April 2020

Contract end date

1 July 2020

Total value of contract

£5,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Address

Reference

None

Value of contract

£5,000

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Alistair McDermott

Address

58 Princes Gate
London
SW72PG
England

Telephone

+44(0)2075946565

Email

a.mcdermott@imperial.ac.uk