Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Connected Places Catapult
1 Sekforde Street
London
EC1R 0BE
UK
Contact person: Procurement
Telephone: +44 2079525111
E-mail: procurement@cp.catapult.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://cp.catapult.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://cp.catapult.org.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Register
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Register
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Not for Profit
I.5) Main activity
Other: Future Transport
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Request for Quotation: SME Metric Monitoring
Reference number: DN777594
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The solution needs to be able to link to third party datasets with the following data being required as a minimum:
• Companies House data.
• Private investment in SMEs and start-ups, this needs to be verified investment, where verification needs to be comparable to Beauhurst or Pitchbook as this is specified by our funders.
• Grants given to SMEs and start-ups, which also needs to be verified as above.
• Turnover of SME and start-ups where they report this to Companies House or other reliable sources.
• Headcount of SMEs and start-ups again using Companies House, if other sources are used (such as LinkedIn) this can be useful, but it needs to be possible to switch this off.
The solution proposed needs to integrate with an MS data lake house which contains CRM contact data of the Catapult's beneficiaries as well as programme information from our purpose-built platform through which companies apply to our programmes.
Connected Places Catapult needs to be able to report this data split as above by:
• Group or cohort of SMEs/ beneficiaries by programme/ project (based on programme start and end date).
• Quarter, calendar year and/ or financial year.
• How many programmes an SME/ company has been part of.
The Catapult will work with the successful provider to thoroughly scope out these reports and the process for developing custom reports as required throughout the lifetime of the contract.
It is envisaged that up to 50 users will use the solution to varying degrees and the ability to have view access only vs interrogation/ edit is preferred.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
25 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The solution needs to be able to link to third party datasets with the following data being required as a minimum:
• Companies House data.
• Private investment in SMEs and start-ups, this needs to be verified investment, where verification needs to be comparable to Beauhurst or Pitchbook as this is specified by our funders.
• Grants given to SMEs and start-ups, which also needs to be verified as above.
• Turnover of SME and start-ups where they report this to Companies House or other reliable sources.
• Headcount of SMEs and start-ups again using Companies House, if other sources are used (such as LinkedIn) this can be useful, but it needs to be possible to switch this off.
The solution proposed needs to integrate with an MS data lake house which contains CRM contact data of the Catapult's beneficiaries as well as programme information from our purpose-built platform through which companies apply to our programmes.
Connected Places Catapult needs to be able to report this data split as above by:
• Group or cohort of SMEs/ beneficiaries by programme/ project (based on programme start and end date).
• Quarter, calendar year and/ or financial year.
• How many programmes an SME/ company has been part of.
The Catapult will work with the successful provider to thoroughly scope out these reports and the process for developing custom reports as required throughout the lifetime of the contract.
It is envisaged that up to 50 users will use the solution to varying degrees and the ability to have view access only vs interrogation/ edit is preferred.
If interested, please register at link below if not already registered and Express an Interest on this project and you will be able to download the tender documents - https://procontract.due-north.com/Register
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Connected Places Catapult would prefer the contract to commence from July 2025 for deployment by the end of March 2026.
Subject to a formal stage-gate review in March 2026, the contract will run until the end of March 2028 with the option to extend for a further 12 months beyond that.
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:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
If interested, please register at link below if not already registered and Express an Interest on this project and you will be able to download the tender documents - https://procontract.due-north.com/Register
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
23/06/2025
Local time: 09:00
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:
23/06/2025
Local time: 09:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Connected Places Catapult
London
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/06/2025