Official UK procurement notice
CS22123 - Queens Awards Assessment Services
Authority: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionUK Shared Business Services (UK SBS), on behalf of the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of technical assessment services for the Queens Awards.
UK SBS is managing this procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended from time to time) (the "Regulations").
This is a Services Contract being procured under Open Procedure Regulations.
See section I.3) for access to procurement documentation.
How to Apply
UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal for this procurement.
To register on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal please use the link
beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗ and follow the instructions to register as a supplier.
If you are already registered on the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗.
Once you are logged into the system you will be able to locate the Procurement you wish to leave a bid on by clicking the ITTs Open to All Suppliers and searching for the reference number CS22123
Specification for Queen's Awards for Assessment Services
The award of this Contract will be based on 4 Lots:
Lot 1 - Innovation Application Appraisal
Lot 2 - International Trade Application Appraisal
Lot 3 - Promoting Opportunity Application Appraisal
Lot 4 - Sustainable Development Application Appraisal
It is intended that one supplier will be appointed for each of the Lots detailed above, however potential suppliers are invited to tender for one or more Lots on an individual basis. Where a single supplier is appointed on their own merit for all lots and responses to all relevant quality questionnaires must be submitted separately.
Specification
The Queen's Awards for Enterprise are the UK's most prestigious awards for businesses. The Awards recognise and reward outstanding achievement by UK companies. They are managed by the Queen's Awards Office (QAO) in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) www.gov.uk/queens-awards-for-en… ↗
Awards are presented in four separate categories. The aim of the tender exercise is to establish a 3-year contract to support the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to procure contractor(s) to provide technical assessment services for the four Queen's Awards categories. Tenderers are invited to bid for one or more lots. We aim to appoint one successful supplier per Lot. Please refer to the attached tender documentation for full details.
CPV: Evaluation consultancy services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£665,556 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Innovation Application AppraisalPublished value£241,506
Lot 1; Innovation Application Appraisal
Innovation - recognising companies that have demonstrated commercial success through:
-invention, design, production (in respect of goods)
-performance (in respect of services, including advice)
-marketing, distribution, after sale support of goods or services
Lot #2International Trade Application AppraisalPublished value£202,950
Lot 2; International Trade Application Appraisal
International Trade - recognising companies that have demonstrated substantial growth in overseas earnings and in commercial success relative to the business size and sector.
Lot #3Promoting Opportunity Application AppraisalPublished value£88,440
Lot 3; Promoting Opportunity Application Appraisal
Promoting Opportunity (through social mobility) - for social mobility programmes that help people from disadvantaged backgrounds into successful working lives.
Lot #4Sustainable Development Application AppraisalPublished value£132,660
Lot 4; Sustainable Development Application Appraisal
Sustainable Development - recognising companies that have developed commercially successful products, services, and approaches to management which have major benefits for the environment, society and the economy.
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 1 Jun 2022, 17:10 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Jun 2022, 17:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Jul 2022 – …
- Authority reference
CS22123- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-016070- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0342e0Find a Tender
Publisher note: UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal for this procurement. To register on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal please use the link https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ and follow the instructions to register as a supplier. If you are already registered on the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/. Once you are logged into the system you will be able to locate the Procurement you wish to leave a bid on by clicking the ITTs Open to All Suppliers and searching for the reference number CS22123. All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations that apply to this opportunity. Responses must be received by the date and time in the tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the Jaggaer eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered by the Contracting Authority further for this opportunity. Interested organisations should ensure that they allow a sufficiency of time, prior to the deadline to allow all sections to be completed in full and any attachments to be uploaded. As a user of the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal you will have access to the Jaggaer messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you, as well as other messages and updates in relation to any specific tender event. Please note that any and all information secured outside of the messaging service, shall have no merit or worth and should not be relied upon by any organisation submitting a tender response. Please note it is your organisations responsibility to access these messages on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: i. not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and ii. to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement; and under no circumstances as part of your organisations participation in this opportunity, will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by any organisation as a result. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a contract with any successful organisation(s), this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of your organisation in doing so. About UK Shared Business Services UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise. Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority. Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations. For full details of our partner base please review the following link: http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/contracts/Pages/default.aspx
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Jul 2022, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 18 Jul 2022, 11:00 BST
Timeline
8 Jun 2022 → 18 Jul 2022 · 4 dates- Next notice expected8 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published10 Jun 2022, 17:03 BST
- Submission deadline18 Jul 2022, 10:00 BST
- Bids opened18 Jul 2022, 11:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jun 2022- Published value updated to £665,55710 Jun 2022, 17:03 BSTwas £799,200
- Status changed to active10 Jun 2022, 17:03 BST
- Procurement method changed10 Jun 2022, 17:03 BST
- Deadline published: 18 Jul 2022, 10:00 BST10 Jun 2022, 17:03 BST
- Buyer details updated10 Jun 2022, 17:03 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Shared Business Services LimitedReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria