UK Research & Innovation: UKRI-3141 Support for the planning and implementation of UKRI’s Organisational Change Portfolio

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 7562167366, Email: kate.richardson@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-3141 Support for the planning and implementation of UKRI’s Organisational Change Portfolio            
      Reference number: UKRI-3141

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


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: UKRI wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of support for the planning and implementation of UKRI’s Organisational Change Portfolio. The Supplier is required to support the organisational change portfolio with planning and implementation to provide capacity, consistency, greater reach, and consolidation of various strands of work across the portfolio.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 324,647
                  
         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: A Supplier is required to support the organisational change portfolio with planning and implementation to provide capacity, consistency, greater reach, and consolidation of various strands of work across the portfolio. The Supplier shall work with project and programme managers across the OCP and report into the Delivery Lead. The Supplier shall bring value-adding capabilities and relevant experience in the areas of: •Portfolio and programme management •Operating model and organisation design •Planning and integration / identification of dependencies

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Quality / Weighting: 55
      Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 35
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: Yes
         Description of these options:The Contract duration shall be for a period of seven (7) months with optional extension of a five (5) months period from commencement of the Contract.

      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 000-017492
      
   

   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: 06/09/2023

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 17
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 11 (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: 17          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 17

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             PA Consulting Services Limited, 00414220
             10 Bressenden Place, London, SW15 5DN, United Kingdom
             Internet address: www.paconsulting.com
             NUTS Code: UKI
            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: 440,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 324,647
         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=801888580

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          UK Research & Innovation
          Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom

      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: 02/10/2023