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Published 24 Mar 2021, 15:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

WECA - SME Technology Adoption Support

Official notice

Authority: West of England Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£300,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Apr 2021awarded 22 Jun 2021
Awarded to Techspark

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of support to SME's as part of the Regional Economic recovery programme. assisting businesses to move online and adopt technological solutions.

CPV: Business analysis consultancy services · Project management consultancy services · System software acceptance testing consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This Contract Award Notice follows an Open Procedure for the provision of support to…AwardedPublished value£300,000

This Contract Award Notice follows an Open Procedure for the provision of support to SME's as part of the Regional Economic recovery programme. assisting businesses to move online and adopt technological solutions.

Delivery: South West
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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Cost of delivery of solution: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Cost of delivery of solution: 30
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
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
24 Mar 2021, 15:48 GMT
Last source update
20 Jul 2021, 11:42 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Apr 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN534548
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-017033
Classification (CPV)
Business analysis consultancy servicesProject management consultancy servicesSystem software acceptance testing consultancy services
Delivery area
South West (UKK1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029ece Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
19 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
19 Apr 2021, 12:05 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Apr 2021 → 20 Jul 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    19 Apr 2021, 12:05 BST
  3. Notice published
    20 Jul 2021, 11:42 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Jul 2021, 11:42 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jun 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
TechsparkSME£300,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 017033-2021-DN534548-1 · TechsparkSME

    Signed
    22 Jun 2021
    Value
    £300,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West of England Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 3 Rivergate, Temple Quay, Bristol, South West, BS1 6ERContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • West of Combined AuthorityReview body Bristol

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • TechsparkAwarded supplier 4 Cliffe Drive, Bath, South West, BA2 7FY

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.