UK-Swindon: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security.

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
UK Research & Innovation
UK Research & Innovation, Polaris House, Swindon, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 7593602434, Email: mrcprocurement@ukri.org
Contact: Procurement Manager MRC LMB
Main Address: www.ukri.org, Address of the buyer profile: www.ukri.org
NUTS Code: UKH12

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-3267 Scope 3 emissions report
Reference number: Not Provided

II.1.2) Main CPV code:
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security.


II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

II.1.4) Short description: The purpose of this tendering opportunity is to assess the scope 3 emissions and produce a formal report on the scope 3 emissions for the entirety of UKRI, which will inform future activities, specifically the setting of carbon budgets for the organisation and its constituents

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

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 177,250

Currency:GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
Not Provided

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Main site or place of performance:
Cambridgeshire CC


II.2.4) Description of the procurement: UK Research & Innovation is a complex organisation which support a wide range of different research disciplines, industry engagement, academic activities and supports a similarly wide variety of suppliers. Without a detailed understanding of what the environmental impact (specifically carbon emissions) is and where these occur no targeted action / measure can be taken to reduce these. The purpose of this tendering opportunity is to assess the scope 3 emissions and produce a formal report on the scope 3 emissions for the entirety of UKRI, which will inform future activities, specifically the setting of carbon budgets for the organisation and its constituents

II.2.5) Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Methodology Statement / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Risk & Issues / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Stakeholder Engagement / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Project Closure / Weighting: 10

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30


II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No


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: 2023/S 000-024284



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: Not Provided
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: 24/10/2023

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 8
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

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

Contractor (No.1)
CEN-ESG, 12738073
JMH House, 481 Green Lanes, London, N13 4BS, United Kingdom
Email: jasper@cen-esg.com
NUTS Code: UKH12
The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 177,250
Total value of the contract/lot: 177,250
Currency: GBP

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

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information: Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data/
To view this notice, please click here:
https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=812410141

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body
UK Research & Innovation
Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 7593602434, Email: mrcprocurement@ukri.org
Internet address: www.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: 30/10/2023