Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)
Centre City Tower, 7 Hill Street
Birmingham
B5 4UA
UK
Telephone: +44 1216447717
E-mail: procurement@ofwat.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ofwat.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA24607
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: Economic Regulator for the water industry in England and Wales
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Innovation Fund Partner
Reference number: PROC.01.0666
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71800000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Ofwat is establishing a GBP 200 million innovation fund for the water sector to be made available through a series of competitions across the period 2020-2025. We have identified the need for an innovation fund partner with experience of running innovation funds/competitions to support us in delivering the innovation fund. This tender is to procure an innovation fund partner to assist us with the design, implementation and ongoing monitoring and administration of the innovation fund.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 324 006.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71800000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Ofwat has two main offices located in Birmingham and London.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Ofwat is establishing a GBP 200 million innovation fund for the water industry to be made available through a series of competitions across the period 2020-2025. We have identified the need for an innovation fund partner with experience of running innovation funds/competitions to support us in delivering the innovation fund. This tender is to procure an innovation fund partner to assist us with the design, implementation and ongoing monitoring and administration of the innovation fund.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 75
Price
/ Weighting:
25
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:
2020/S 163-397493
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PROC.01.0666
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/11/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Nesta
58 Victoria Embankment
London
EC4Y 0DS
UK
Telephone: +44 7968870133
NUTS: UKI31
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 4 324 006.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 20 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Technical expertise and communications to be subcontracted.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:221248)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/11/2020