Published date: 8 October 2020

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


Closing: 18 May 2020, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Business and management consultancy services - 79410000

  • Technical training services - 80531200

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1,200,000 to £1,400,000

Procurement reference

CS20010

Published date

8 October 2020

Closing date

18 May 2020

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

15 June 2020

Contract end date

14 June 2024

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?

Yes

Description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Monday 18th May 2020 at 14:00 DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the Delta eSourcing Portal.
The scope of the support requirement is in two parts, with Operational requirements applying to both parts unless stated otherwise:
• Part 1 Support to Award Holders (Mandatory) A scheme of support for award holders covering Stages 3Induction to 6 Global summit, which may include, but is not limited to, formal training, mentoring and peer support and facilitation of connections with relevant expertise and international markets.
• Part 2 Managing Competitions in Years 2 and 3 (Optional Service). Managing Stages 1 and 2 for competitions in years 2 and 3 including the promotion of the competition, application and selection processes
Part 1: Support to Award Holders (Mandatory)
The support provider will be expected to:
• Advise and support the UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge during the Stage 1 application process and Stage 2Independent assessment of grant holders. Bidders are invited to propose their preferred level of involvement in this process, which should include:
o Advising the Challenge team on the selection of grant holders, including acting as Panel members in the recruitment process;
o Providing feedback to the Challenge team on how to improve the selection and recruitment process to maximise the success of grant holders;
• Propose and deliver a programme of support for Catalyst Award grant holders covering Stage 3 Induction through to Stage 6 participation in the Global Summit. This should ensure award holders:
o Gain the necessary commercial knowledge and skills for scaling and marketing their research and/or innovation
o Engage with potential international markets
o Gain access to a range of expertise relevant to healthy ageing
o Develop robust proposals to enhance and sustain the impacts of their research and innovation
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.delta-esourcing.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: EM573X4XRYPlease 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

CS20010 Healthy Ageing Catalyst Award Delivery Partner

  • Opportunity
  • Published 9 April 2020

Attachments

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:

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. If the contracting authority decides to enter into a contract with the successful 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

28 July 2020

Contract start date

31 July 2020

Contract end date

30 July 2024

Total value of contract

£1,394,200

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Zinc Ventures Limited

Address

7th Floor, Dashwood House,
69 Old Broad Street, London, EC2M 1QS

Reference

Companies House number: 10796984

Value of contract

£1,394,200

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Chris Grant

Address

North Star House
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Telephone

01793425079

Email

professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk