Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
Procurement Services, King's Gate
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
UK
Contact person: https://www.ncl-tenders.co.uk/suppliers
Telephone: +44 1912088618
E-mail: purchasing@ncl.ac.uk
NUTS: UKC22
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ncl.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://https://www.ncl-tenders.co.uk/suppliers
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
Aelious Biotech: Commercialisation of university research through provision of management skills to assist in successful spin-out company creation.
Reference number: NU/1246-8
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79411000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The initial brief of the executive will be to:
(a) Produce a viable business plan;
(b) Obtain university approval for the venture;
(c) Act for the company in the spin-out legal process and address all company formation matters;
(d) Will produce the funds by which the new start-up company can employ the executive going forward.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
28 800.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79411000
79412000
79413000
79411100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The initial brief of the executive will be to:
(a) Produce a viable business plan;
(b) Obtain university approval for the venture;
(c) Act for the company in the spin-out legal process and address all company formation matters;
(d) Secure (venture capital and other) funding.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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:
The project is funded under the 2014-2020The initial brief of the executive will be to: ean Structure and investment Funds in England.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
A dynamic purchasing system was set up
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 013-020519
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: NU/1246-8
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/04/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Technostics Limited
Daisy Building (2nd Floor), Castle Hill Hospital
Castle Road, Cottingham, East Yorkshire
HU16 5JQ
UK
NUTS: UKC21
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 28 800.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Further to section IV.I.I this notification refers to a further competition under a DPS as advertised in IV.2.1.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Newcastle University has incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. This period allowed unsuccessful tenderers to see further debreifing before the contract was entered into. Such additional information would be requested from the address referred to in part 1.1 above. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the fules to take action int he high court (England, Wales and northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly. Where a contract has not been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision in order for the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/04/2018