Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Swansea University
Procurement - Finance, Swansea University, Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
UK
E-mail: procurement@swansea.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL18
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.swansea.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0345
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
UK
E-mail: procurement@swansea.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Specialist Market Reports - Physical Sciences (AGOR IP)
Reference number: T90(17) (Bay Hub)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79120000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Swansea University has recently secured funding from the Welsh European Funding Office and the Welsh Government’s Department for Health and Social Services in order to build portfolios of intellectual property and commercialisation opportunities across the Welsh NHS, at Swansea University and beyond. The Program, AgorIP, will run until 31st December 2020.
The University intends to appoint a Specialist Market Report (Physical Sciences) Provider who will work with the Project Manager and University staff in the provision of specialist market reports for Physical Sciences opportunities.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
225 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79121000
73200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
Swansea University Bay Campus
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Swansea University has recently secured funding from the Welsh European Funding Office and the Welsh Government’s Department for Health and Social Services in order to build portfolios of intellectual property and commercialisation opportunities across the Welsh NHS, at Swansea University and beyond. The Program, AgorIP, will run until 31st December 2020.
The University intends to appoint a Specialist Market Report (Physical Sciences) Provider who will work with the Project Manager and University staff in the provision of specialist market reports for Physical Sciences opportunities.
Having identified physical science intellectual property opportunities, AgorIP will seek to evaluate the commercial potential of individual projects.
Specialist support services will be required in order to evaluate the market opportunity for each project, together with prospective routes to market and potential industrial partners for propelling the projects towards commercialisation.
In all cases, applicants will need to be required to work closely with inventors, academics and clinicians as well as University administrative staff.
Credit will be given to those applicants that can clearly demonstrate prior successful outcomes from similar assignments. Such outcomes will need to directly attributable to the applicant and the role of the applicant clearly set out in their application.
The University intends to commence the contract for a period of 40 months with an estimated contract value of GBP 225,000.00 over the period.
The University will reserve the right to procure services from other organisations where, for example, we believe unique specialist skills are required, where they are mandated by funders of University research or where we perceive a potential conflict of interest.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
225 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 40
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
Identification of the project:
Agor IP
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
05/10/2017
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
05/10/2017
Local time: 12:00
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
eTenderwales Bravosolution electronic tendering system
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=70694
(WA Ref:70694)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Swansea University
Procurement - Finance, Swansea University, Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.swansea.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/09/2017