UK Research & Innovation: UKRI-3340 Evaluation of Convergent Screen Technologies And performance in Realtime (CoSTAR)

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-3340 Evaluation of Convergent Screen Technologies And performance in Realtime (CoSTAR)            
      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: UKRI wants to appoint a supplier to act as an evaluator who will undertake an independent impact and process evaluation of the Convergent Screen Technologies And performance in Realtime (CoSTAR) programme.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 977,230
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      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: Contract Award notice for The United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) through its component research council, the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) the Convergent Screen Technologies And performance in Realtime (CoSTAR) programme evaluator contract.

CoSTAR is an ambitious and novel investment. It is also AHRC's first major infrastructure investment. High quality robust monitoring and evaluation is therefore essential – both to ensure the successful delivery of this programme and to improve AHRC's internal capabilities to deliver future programmes
This requirement is intended to provide a comprehensive and accurate evaluation of the initial impact of the CoSTAR infrastructure on the research, development and application of advanced technologies in the screen and performance industries, and on the wider creative technology ecosystem. It will also evaluate the processes used to commission and deliver the CoSTAR programme.

The evaluation will comprise of the following:
Establishment of an evaluation framework
Process evaluation
Impact evaluation including:
Baseline report.
Mid-term report
End of Funding Review
Post-Evaluation Review

The contract will be up to 9 years in duration and have a maximum value range of up to £1,000,000.00.
Further details are in the tender pack on Delta e-sourcing portal.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 90%
                  
      Price - Weighting: 10%
            

      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: : 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/who-we-are/procurement-contract-transparency-data/


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: 2024/S 000-007080
      
   

   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: 15/10/2024

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 3
         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)
             Burns Owens Partnership Ltd, 04665658
             Burns Owens Partnership Ltd, London, United Kingdom
             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: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 977,230
         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
          United Kingdom Research & Innovation
          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: 11/11/2024