Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
UK Research and Innovation
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN21FF
UK
Contact person: Corporate Services & Projects
Telephone: +44 1793867000
E-mail: coreservices@uksbs.co.uk
NUTS: UKK14
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.uksbs.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Research
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
GSS24648 UKRI PE capability building
Reference number: GSS24648
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
UKRI are looking for a supplier (or consortium of suppliers) to design and deliver a programme of learning and development for UKRI staff to support them to develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours to include the public in research and innovation (PE L&D for UKRI staff). This will include delivering insight; pilot approach to learning and development; toolkit; evaluation and communications. The bidders must demonstrate expertise of delivering learning and development programmes in the research and innovation sector. Expertise in public participation in R&I - broadly defined - is also required.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
150 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
358 897.75
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80570000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
UKRI are looking for a supplier (or consortium of suppliers) to design and deliver a programme of learning and development for UKRI staff to support them to develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours to include the public in research and innovation (PE L&D for UKRI staff). This will include delivering insight; pilot approach to learning and development; toolkit; evaluation and communications. The bidders must demonstrate expertise of delivering learning and development programmes in the research and innovation sector. Expertise in public participation in R&I - broadly defined - is also required.
Delivery must involve collaboration with the UKRI PE team and an internal public engagement learning and development (PE L&D) working group.
UKRI are inviting bids for a five-year programme (January 2025-December 2029). The programme and outputs will include the following elements:
1. Phase 1: Programme development - year 1
Deliver insight, prepare for pilot training and toolkit, prepare evaluation baseline and initial comms
2. Phase 2: Pilot and evaluation - year 2
Deliver pilot training and toolkit, evaluation of pilot programme and comms to launch pilot
3. Phase 3: Roll out - year 3-5
Deliver full training and toolkit, evaluation of full programme and leadership and learning comms
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 90
Price
/ Weighting:
10
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:
No
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-036388
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The University of the West of England
Bristol
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 358 897.75
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Swindon
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/03/2025