Published date: 8 February 2019
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
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
GBReference
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
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