Published date: 1 September 2020

Last edited date: 19 May 2021

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


Closing: 24 July 2020, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000

Location of contract

SN2 1FL

Value of contract

£0 to £325,000

Procurement reference

CR20062

Published date

1 September 2020

Closing date

24 July 2020

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

24 August 2020

Contract end date

16 April 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

**THIS TENDER IS NOW CLOSED **

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Friday, 24th July 2020 11:00

DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.

All tender information MUST be submitted through the Delta eSourcing Portal.

Brief Description of Requirement

The UKRI Board are committed to collecting evidence to understand the impacts of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) Data to Future Flight Challenge (FFC). Bids are invited for an evaluation of the Programme to gain insight into the outcomes and impact of the programme.

Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the Document Uploads tab within the Delta eSourcing Portal.

This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the MC document.

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: THIS TENDER IS NOW CLOSED

Please 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

Additional text

** THIS TENDER IS NOW CLOSED**


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

21 August 2020

Contract start date

24 August 2020

Contract end date

16 April 2021

Total value of contract

£172,763.06

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Frontier Economic Ltd

Address

Mid City Place, 71 High Holborn, London, UK, WC1V 6DA

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£172,763.06

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

This Contracts Finder notice is updated in line with:

- The contract value increasing from £157,263.06 excluding VAT to £172,763.06 excluding VAT (an increase of £15,500);

- The contract end date changing from Friday, 26th February 2021 to Friday, 16th April 2021.


About the buyer

Address

Polaris House
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Telephone

01793425076

Email

Research@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk