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Published 18 Aug 2021, 18:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-1562 Knowledge Mobilisation Support for the Adolescence, Mental Health and Developing Mind Research Programmes

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£160,000≈ £41k / year
Submissions closed 15 Sept 2021
Contract term 3 yrs 11 moends 10 Sept 2025 · starts 11 Oct 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI are looking to commission an organisation or team of people, with a track record of delivery, to develop and implement a communications and knowledge mobilisation strategy for the overall portfolio of funded research, with a primary focus on this £24M investment in research programmes.

CPV: Commissioning in · Research and development consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Knowledge Mobilisation Support for Research Programmes under the Adolescence, Mental… 3 yrs 11 moPublished value£160,000

Knowledge Mobilisation Support for Research Programmes under the Adolescence, Mental Health and Developing Mind Initiative. The objective is to develop and implement a communications and knowledge mobilisation strategy for the overall portfolio of funded research, with a primary focus on the £24M investment in research programmes. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/TSE5446774 ↗

Contract period: 11 Oct 2021 – 10 Sept 2025 (3 yrs 11 mo)
Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 75%Price: 25%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical and Quality: 75%
  • Pricing: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical and Quality: 75%
  • Pricing: 25%
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
18 Aug 2021, 18:15 BST
Last source update
18 Aug 2021, 18:15 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Dec 2021 – …
Authority reference
UKRI-1562
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-020256
Classification (CPV)
Commissioning inResearch and development consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d68f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: 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. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Research-and-development-consultancy-services./TSE5446774 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/TSE5446774 GO Reference: GO-2021818-PRO-18762424

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
15 Sept 2021, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
15 Dec 2021, 17:00 GMT

Timeline

18 Aug 2021 → 15 Dec 2021 · 5 dates
  1. Notice published
    18 Aug 2021, 18:15 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    15 Sept 2021, 14:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    11 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST
  4. Bids opened
    15 Dec 2021, 17:00 GMT
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    15 Dec 2021, 23:59 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research and Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, UK, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria