Official UK procurement notice
(NU/1719) Accelerator Programme as part the UK-China Fund for International Collaboration Healthy Ageing Project
Authority: Newcastle University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this tender is to commission the design and delivery of an accelerator programme which will support businesses interested in accessing China’s markets for new products in support of healthy longevity. We are looking for a third party, with a demonstrable capability to provide accelerator support and a knowledge of international innovation and commercialisation issues to deliver this work package.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Manage and operate the accelerator for 18 monthsAwardedPublished value£365,000
Manage and operate the accelerator for 18 months. Provide specialist advisory services to the participants. Provide dissemination and promotional activities. Collaboration and partnership development. Monitoring and communication. Collection of data for compliance with state aid returns.
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 (3)
- Capability to provide the scope of services: 50%
- Quality of the service level agreement: 10%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
- Capability to provide the scope of services: 50
- Quality of the service level agreement: 10
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Sept 2021, 14:39 BST
- Last source update
- 23 May 2022, 15:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Oct 2021 – …
- Authority reference
NU/1719- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-013878- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e00aFind a Tender
- Review procedure
The University will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) within 30 days of knowledge or constructive knowledge of breach.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 60 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 18 Oct 2021, 13:00 BST
Timeline
18 Oct 2021 → 23 May 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline18 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened18 Oct 2021, 13:00 BST
- Notice published23 May 2022, 15:19 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete23 May 2022, 15:19 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Innovation Limited | £365,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 013878-2022-NU/1719-1 · Oxford Innovation Limited
- Signed
- 28 Mar 2022
- Value
- £365,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manage and operate the accelerator for 18 months | 5bids · 5 electronic | 5 | — | — |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £360,713 – £400,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Oxford Innovation LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.