UK-Swindon: Business and management consultancy services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
UK Research & Innovation
Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1793867000, Email: corporateprocurement@ukri.org
Main Address: www.ukri.org
NUTS Code: UKK14

I.2) Joint procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement: No
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity:
Other activity: Research

Section II: Object Of The Contract

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: UKRI-1174 DESIGN FOR GROWTH SUPPORT PROGRAMME
Reference number: Not Provided

II.1.2) Main CPV code:
79410000 - Business and management consultancy services.


II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

II.1.4) Short description: ****PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION**** UK Research and Innovation - Innovate UK (IUK) wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of UKRI-1174 Design for Growth Support Programme to support innovation led companies impacted by the Covid- 19 pandemic which will consist of two elements: a Design Coaching Service for UK SMEs and a programme of Design Awareness Training for IUK EDGE Innovation and Growth Specialists. The full technical specification for this procurement can be found in UKRI-1174 Specification and ITT documents.

II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 800,550

Currency:GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
80521000 - Training programme services.


II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UK - UNITED KINGDOM

Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM


II.2.4) Description of the procurement: ****PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION**** UK Research and Innovation - Innovate UK (IUK) wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of UKRI-1174 Design for Growth Support Programme to support innovation led companies impacted by the Covid- 19 pandemic which will consist of two elements: a Design Coaching Service for UK SMEs and a programme of Design Awareness Training for IUK EDGE Innovation and Growth Specialists. The programme will have national outreach and form part of Innovate UK’s Covid-19 response business support package. The Design Coaching Service should equip participating businesses with the knowledge and capability to use design in a more valuable way within their organisations and particularly in response to challenges resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. The aim of the accompanying Design Awareness Training programme is to ensure that our pool of Innovation and Growth Specialists are suitably equipped to identify and refer those candidate businesses who would most benefit from the Design Coaching Service.The full technical specification for this procurement can be found in UKRI-1174 Specification and ITT documents.

II.2.5) Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 20


II.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of these options:Contracting Authority will consider procuring additional supportive documentation and training programmes if deemed necessary to expand the programme within the given timescales.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No


IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: No

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJEU: 2021/S 000-002864



IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

Contract No: UKRI-1174
Lot Number: Not Provided
Title: Not Provided

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 12/05/2021

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

Contractor (No.1)
Fluxx Ltd, 07605422
9 Marshalsea Rd, London, SE1 1EP, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UK
The contractor is an SME: Yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided
Total value of the contract/lot: 800,550
Currency: GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body
UK Research and Innovation
Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1793867000, Email: commercial@ukri.org

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Not Provided

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 02/06/2021