Published date: 9 March 2017

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


Closing: 25 November 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £18,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS PS16232/2 European Funding Advice

Published date

9 March 2017

Closing date

25 November 2016

Contract start date

1 December 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

To supplement its own in-house expertise on EU Funding, DIT's London HQ English Regional Support Team has a requirement for ad hoc independent advice on the technical and operational aspects of delivering European Funded projects on matters such as (but not limited to):

• outputs and added value;
• management information and reporting requirements;
• European Funding publicity and branding rules;
• ERDF procurement requirements;
• eligible match;
• the relevant Partnership Agreements and Operational Programmes;
• additionality;
• State Aids and the de minimis regulation.

Although this requirement is primarily about ERDF in support of export support, that advice may touch also on DIT's interest in foreign direct investment.

The issues on which the Department will request advice may be of a policy or commercially sensitive nature. The contractor must, therefore, have mechanisms in place to protect such information and not divulge it to third parties without the prior agreement of the Department.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

European Funding Advice

  • Opportunity
  • Published 15 November 2016

Attachments

Additional text

UK Shared Business Services eSourcing

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Award information

Awarded date

13 December 2016

Contract start date

16 December 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2019

Total value of contract

£18,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

The Insight Works Limited

Address

Coventry University Technology Park
Puma Way
Coventry
CV1 2TT

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

North Star House
Swindon
SN2 1BS
England

Email

professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk