Published date: 24 January 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 20 February 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000

Location of contract

SW1H 0ET

Value of contract

£0 to £110,000

Procurement reference

CR19008

Published date

24 January 2019

Closing date

20 February 2019

Contract start date

11 March 2019

Contract end date

7 October 2019

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?

No

Description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Wednesday 20th February 2019 at 14.00

DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.

All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal

The Maximum value of this opportunity is £110,000.00
excluding VAT The initial contract value will be £10,000.00
excluding VAT. If the option is taken to extend the contract
the overall maximum value of this opportunity shall be
£110,000.00 excluding VAT.
This research aims to identify
important drivers of local innovation activity, both public
and private, and estimate the contribution of local
innovation activities on local economic growth. The focus
of this project is on the modes of innovation that are
science based and rest on R&D. Identifying the drivers is
important for BEIS and other government departments
because with this evidence policy could have a sharper
focus on further strengthening the drivers that have
positive impact on local innovation outcomes. Similarly, it is
equally important to understand a link between the local
innovation activity and local growth so that policy can use
this knowledge to achieve the Industrial Strategy objective.
Together these can also help with the ambition to raise R&D
investment to 2.4% of the GDP. The final date and time for
the submission of bids is Monday 18th February 2019 at
14.00. DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender
information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing
Portal. Please ensure you review all attached information to
ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All
attachments can be found with the RFx attachments tab
within the Emptoris System. This contract will be awarded
based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ
document. How to Apply As part of the strategic alliance
between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS will be using the
CCS eSourcing Suite for this procurement. To register on
the CCS eSourcing portal please follow the details
contained within the Additional Information section of this
notice. If you are already registered on the CCS eSourcing
portal and wish to register your interest in this opportunity
please email;
expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk Your email
must clearly state: • the name and reference for the
procurement you wish to register for; • the name of the
registered Bidder; • the name and contact details for the
registered individual sending the email.

More information

Attachments

Links

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 bid documents. Responses
received outside or concurrently using the eSourcing
process will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity. How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite
Full details of this opportunity can be found on the
esourcing portal please follow instructions below. If you
have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be
done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by
following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'. Please note
that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as
provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which
you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if
invited to do so. Once you have registered on the eSourcing
Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a
specific procurement. This is done by emailing
expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk. Your email
must clearly state: • name and reference for the
procurement you wish to register for; • name of the
registered Bidder; • name and contact details for the
registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial
Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to
access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite.
The registered user will receive a notification email to alert
them once this has been done. The Sourcing documents
can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at:
https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the
instructions detailed in the Specification documents within
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have access to Emptoris email messaging service which
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to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your
responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to
ensure you have sight of all relevant information. For
technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please
contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk: Telephone:
0345 010 3503 Training documents to support Bidders to
utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the
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About the buyer

Contact name

Karl Oakley

Address

Polaris House
North Star Avenue
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Telephone

01793 867005

Email

Research@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk