Published date: 8 February 2019

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


Closing: 25 January 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£154,500

Procurement reference

ITT18-029

Published date

8 February 2019

Closing date

25 January 2019

Contract start date

1 March 2019

Contract end date

28 February 2021

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?

Yes


Description

Durham University is the lead HEI and budget holder for the Northern Accelerator projectÍž a high profile collaboration with Newcastle, Northumbria and Sunderland universities which has been awarded £4.9m from the UK Government's Connecting Capabilities Fund as part of the Industrial Strategy. The project will deliver a step change in commercialising research from the four partner universities.

The Northern Accelerator programme wishes to contract with an experienced external partner to deliver innovation and business assessments of emerging spin outs and major licensing opportunities arising from the programme. To support the creation and long-term success of spin outs we wish to procure an experienced specialist organisation able to assess business strengths and weaknesses across a range of different factors. The purpose of these assessments will be to determine business
readiness and key areas that need to be addressed in any subsequent business development and must include, as a minimum, detailed assessment of:
1. Product offering and design
2. Underpinning technology
3. Underpinning IP
4. Market
5. Product pricing strategy
6. Legislative and regulatory impacts upon commercialisation
7. Supply chain and route to customer
8. Management team and expertise
9. Business Financing

Please note this is an award notice and the University is not taking expressions of interest for this work.


Award information

Awarded date

8 February 2019

Contract start date

1 March 2019

Contract end date

28 February 2021

Total value of contract

£154,500

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISE COMMERCIAL LIMITED

Address

SPECTRUM 6,SPECTRUM BUSINESS PARK
SEAHAM
COUNTY DURHAM
SR7 7TT
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 07227157

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Lyndsay Glasper

Address

South Road
DURHAM
DH13LE
England

Telephone

0191 334 4530

Email

lyndsay.glasper@durham.ac.uk