Published date: 21 February 2020

Last edited date: 9 March 2020

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: 5 March 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Market research services - 79310000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £100,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS CR20021

Published date

21 February 2020

Closing date

5 March 2020

Contract start date

10 March 2020

Contract end date

9 March 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?

No

Description

*** This tender requirement was abandoned prior to a Contract award decision. ***

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Thursday 5th March 2020 at 11:00 hours.
DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the Delta eSourcing Portal. Any bids submitted directly to the buyer will be disregarded.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is seeking to procure data on UK SMEs trading internationally, in areas which official government trade statistics do not fully cover, for goods and services trade, with regional, sectoral and further breakdowns. Government statistics on SME trade mainly cover goods trade, leaving an evidence gap where services are concerned (which can be as much as 50% by value), and do not provide sufficient insights on regional or sectoral SME trade. The procurement will fill these evidence gaps in the international SME policy area. To obtain a comprehensive evidence base on UK SMEs trading in goods and services, with regional and sectoral breakdowns, in order to fill evidence gaps in the International SME policymakingspace, which will be used to support UK global growth.

Please ensure you review all attached
information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All documents can
be found within the Documents Uploads tab within the Delta eSourcing Portal.
This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ
document. 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.deltaesourcing.
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 FAGAJ37R48

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*** This tender requirement was abandoned prior to a Contract award decision. ***

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About the buyer

Contact name

Becky Eldridge

Address

Polaris House
North Star Avenue
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Email

research@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk