Official UK procurement notice
Advice, Interim Accelerator Provider and Knowledge Hub Operator
Authority: Wirral Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWirral Council is leading a Maritime Innovation and Growth Project for the Liverpool City Region. This PCiH project will coordinate the activities of several established and experienced delivery partners aiming to build cluster capacity, facilitating wider engagement of the sector, and initiating test and trial accelerated innovation activities to address the key technology challenges facing maritime growth. This project is a pilot for anticipated activities planned for a new Maritime Knowledge Hub facility in Wirral, scheduled to launch in 2023, enhancing the wider Liverpool City Region Innovation Ecosystem.
The Council is seeking an experienced supplier to deliver one area of activity within this wider project namely an expert led competitive, cyclical time-limited accelerated innovation support programme for a selected cohort of project participants.
The project is time limited to June 2023 and funded by European Regional Development Fund and Liverpool City Region Strategic Investment Fund.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Research and experimental development services · Training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£450,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 70
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Apr 2021, 17:01 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2021, 09:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Aug 2021 – …
- Authority reference
DN538990- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-026487- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a838Find a Tender
Publisher note: A market consultation document, with further background information, details about the process and a questionnaire for interested organisations to complete is available at https://procontract.due-north.com/via the messaging facility to request these documents on the chest Please register your organisation's interest on e-tendering portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/. Instructions on how to register are located on the site. The Accelerator Sprint Provider procurement will be part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund and Liverpool City Region Strategic Investment Fund. In addition to the CPV codes specified in section II.1.2 and II.2.2, the following CPV codes are also relevant to this project: 73100000-3 Research and experimental development services. 73120000-9 Experimental development services. 73300000-5 Design and execution of research and development. 73420000-2 Pre-feasibility study & technological demonstration. 73430000-5 Test and Evaluation. 79411100-9 Business-development consultancy services. 79421000-1 Project-management services other than for construction work. 79421100-2 Project-supervision services other than for construction work. 79421200-3 Project-design services other than for construction work. 79990000-0 Miscellaneous business-related services. 79998000-6 Coaching services. 80510000-2 Specialist training services. 80521000-2 Training programme services. 80531000-5 Industrial and technical training services.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 31 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
21 Jun 2021 → 22 Oct 2021 · 4 dates- Next notice expected21 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline31 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened31 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published22 Oct 2021, 09:45 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Aug 2021- Status changed to active2 Aug 2021, 12:29 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Aug 2021, 12:29 BST
- Deadline published: 31 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST2 Aug 2021, 12:29 BST
- Buyer details updated2 Aug 2021, 12:29 BST
- Status changed to complete22 Oct 2021, 09:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainmaking Innovation | £400,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 026487-2021-DN538990-1 · Rainmaking Innovation
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2021
- Value
- £400,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Court of JusticeReview body
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Rainmaking Innovation LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.