Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
London
SW1H 0ET
UK
E-mail: professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.uksbs.co.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Futures Framework
Reference number: PS22410
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Futures Framework is a register of consultants and researchers that can be called upon by HM Government (HMG) Departments and Agencies and UK public bodies to support conducting work to think strategically about the long term future (herein called Futures) and further developing these capabilities in government.
The demand for Futures work, and other ‘fields’ that can help people to think about the long term future (e.g. systems analysis, present-day scanning, decision making support), in government is currently outstripping the capacity of the government’s expertise. The Futures Framework will assist policymakers to quickly and with minimal cost identify and procure Futures and related services and capability development opportunities. The Framework will be used by government departments and agencies to support a range of activities, including, but not limited to, the techniques in the Government’s published Futures Toolkit.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Futures Framework is a register of consultants and researchers that can be called upon by HM Government (HMG) Departments and Agencies and UK public bodies to support conducting work to think strategically about the long term future (herein called Futures) and further developing these capabilities in government.
The key areas of expertise needed are:
• Services for describing and explaining the characteristics of a policy area (including trend and driver analysis, and systems analysis) or issue (including associated risks and opportunities)
• Services for describing what the future might be like
• Services for developing and testing policies and strategies, and related decisions, particularly for their robustness and resilience
• Services for developing Futures capability within the Civil Service (including skills related to the above activities)
• Services for convening or engaging a diverse range of stakeholders (citizen and expert voices) in futures work
• Services, expertise and data gathering and visualisation related to specific fields (including, but not limited to, specific scientific and technological, social and economic fields)
The demand for Futures work, and other ‘fields’ that can help people to think about the long term future (e.g. systems analysis, present-day scanning, decision making support), in government is currently outstripping the capacity of the government’s expertise. The Futures Framework will assist policymakers to quickly and with minimal cost identify and procure Futures and related services and capability development opportunities. The Framework will be used by government departments and agencies to support a range of activities, including, but not limited to, the techniques in the Government’s published Futures Toolkit.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 20
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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:
2022/S 000-032088
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
12/06/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 49
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Perform Green
Cheltenham
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sami Consulting
Berkshire
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
School of International Futures
Sidcup
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Waverley Management Consultants
Stirling
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Shared Intelligence
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Shaping Tomorrow
Sussex
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cranfield University
Bedford
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Forgefront
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited
Bristol
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Firetail Ltd
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
IfM Engage Ltd
Cambridge
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Jigsaw Foresight Ltd
Essex
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ove Arup & Partners Limited
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Carbon Trust Advisory Ltd
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Oliver Wyman
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Perspective Economics Limited
Belfast
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Demos Helsinki oy
Uusimaa
FI
NUTS: FI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Tobias Jones Consulting Limited
Gloucester
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Apolitical
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University of Warwick
Warwick
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Metro Dynamics Limited
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
UCL Consultants Limited
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Faithful+Gould
Surrey
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RSK Environment Ltd
Glasgow
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cambridge Econometrics
Cambridge
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Studio Andthen
Glasgow
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CEPA LLP
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Brink Innovation Limited
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Trajectory Limited
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
London Economics Limited
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Decision Analysis Services Ltd
Basingstoke
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Arke Ltd
Heywood
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Rand Europe
Cambridge
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Nous Group (UK) Ltd
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 000 000.00
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
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.uksbs.co.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
UK Shared Business Services
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
UK
E-mail: policy@uksbs.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/08/2024