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Published 5 Oct 2021, 09:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Unlocking Data to Inform Secure Investment

Official notice

Authority: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (Central government)

4 lotsGoodsOpen procedure
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£7,200,000total for 4 lots
Submissions closed 2 Nov 2021awarded 20 Dec 2021
Awarded to Business Funding Research Ltd +3 more5 awards

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

To enable the Investment Security Unit within the Department to fulfil its role, the Department requires:

•provision of access to online platforms containing detailed information about ongoing UK-inbound foreign investment, covering a range of different types of transactions and geographical regions;

•provision of the ability to conduct detailed due diligence on specific investments at pace; and

•provision of expert market analysis of certain sectors and/or technologies. These will likely be connected to one or more of the 17 sensitive areas of the UK’s economy.

For further details please see the Invitation to Tender documentation.

CPV: Business intelligence software package · Market research services

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value (£7,150,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Worldwide Investments Screening PlatformCancelledPublished value£3,000,000

Services under this lot will be access to an online platform that provides very broad coverage of different types of foreign investments across all regions. It will also provide good depth of information on those investments. Please see the Invitation to Tender documentation for further details. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/63C54GY6PJ ↗

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
48482000 Business intelligence software package
Lot #2Corporate Data Screening PlatformAwardedPublished value£3,000,000

Services under this lot will be access to an online platform providing detailed information on private and public companies that are involved in a range of types of foreign investment. In terms of geographical coverage, it may specialise in tracking corporate activity in one country or more than one country, but its unique selling point will be the depth of information provided. Additional information: See Invitation to Tender documentation for full details.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
48482000 Business intelligence software package
Lot #3Bespoke Transaction AnalysisAwardedPublished value£500,000

Provision of detailed due diligence at pace of private and public companies that are involved in a range of types of foreign investment, in order to support decision making by the ISU.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
79310000 Market research services
Lot #4Trend AnalysisAwardedPublished value£650,000

Provision of expert analysis of investment and sectoral trends that are relevant to UK national security. The Department may wish to share any reports and underlying data provided by this product with partners in other government departments.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
79310000 Market research services

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 · same split on all 4 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 60
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    See Invitation to Tender documentation.

What this means for your bid
  • 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
Goods
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
5 Oct 2021, 09:15 BST
Last source update
30 Dec 2021, 16:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
3 Nov 2021 – …
Authority reference
5325/09/2021
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-032490
Classification (CPV)
Business intelligence software packageMarket research services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e7de Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

See Invitation to Tender documentation.

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. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=653298711 GO Reference: GO-20211223-PRO-19436482

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
2 Nov 2021, 20:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
60 days from the deadline
Bids opened
3 Nov 2021, 08:00 GMT

Timeline

2 Nov 2021 → 30 Dec 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    2 Nov 2021, 20:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    3 Nov 2021, 08:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    30 Dec 2021, 16:05 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 Dec 2021, 16:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 6
Awarded value £5,290,0005 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 19
Contracts signed 5latest 20 Dec 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 2 · Corporate Data Screening Platform3 awards
Business Funding Research Ltd£308,250 †—Awarded
Exiger Limited£2,790,000 †—Awarded
Sayari Labs, IncSME£1,041,750 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · Bespoke Transaction Analysis1 award
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP£500,000 †—Awarded
Lot 4 · Trend Analysis1 award
Exiger Limited£650,000 †—Awarded

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2 · Corporate Data Screening Platform8bids———
3 · Bespoke Transaction Analysis6bids———
4 · Trend Analysis5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 1 Victoria Street, London, UK, SW1H 0ETContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

4 commercial parties on the notice

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