UK Research & Innovation: UKRI-3160 UKRI NERC-ESRC Policy Engagement Training

UK-Swindon: Training services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       UK Research & Innovation
       Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN12 1FL, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1235446553, Email: commercial@ukri.org
       Contact: Helen Forsythe
       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-3160 UKRI NERC-ESRC Policy Engagement Training            
      Reference number: UKRI-3160

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         80500000 - Training services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: To ensure that this development opportunity is up-to-date and relevant, we invite proposals from organisations that are close to policy-makers and influencers/ government, have expertise in the application of research to policy, and specifically environmental and social science (including economics) research, across the broad range of environmental and social sciences.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 399,995
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKK14 - Swindon
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Swindon
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: To ensure that this development opportunity is up-to-date and relevant, we invite proposals from organisations that are close to policy-makers and influencers/ government, have expertise in the application of research to policy, and specifically environmental and social science (including economics) research, across the broad range of environmental and social sciences.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      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 000-022227
      
   

   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: 08/11/2023

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 3
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3 (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: 0          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Institute for Methods Innovation, 670879
             77 Camden Street Lower, Dublin, D02 XE80, Ireland
             NUTS Code: IE061
            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: 400,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 399,995
         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 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:
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          UK Research and Innovation
          Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN12 1FL, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1235446553, Email: commercial@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: 10/11/2023