Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
WP3952 - UKSPF Business Growth Support
WS1 1TP
Walsall
WS1 1TP
UK
E-mail: procurement@walsall.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG38
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://go.walsall.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
WP952 UKSPF Business Growth Support
Reference number: WP3952
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Council wishes to commission a contract for the provision of a business programme to support Walsall start-ups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to overcome barriers and maximise opportunities to increase their productivity. Set to be delivered until 31st March 2025, the provision should provide expert advice, guidance and support to businesses in the form of 1-2-1 engagement and events. The provider should work with business leaders to take a forensic look at their business and connect them with support that will best create growth. Funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, providers should set out how they will deliver against the UKSPF investment priorities of Supporting Local Business, as well as supporting delivery of the overarching Council Plan vision and themes, by identifying priority interventions and activities that can be delivered between 1 January 2024 and March 2025, with an option to extend for further 24 months should further funding be received by Gover
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
450 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79400000
79410000
79411100
79900000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG38
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council wishes to commission a contract for the provision of a business programme to support Walsall start-ups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to overcome barriers and maximise opportunities to increase their productivity. Set to be delivered until 31st March 2025, the provision should provide expert advice, guidance and support to businesses in the form of 1-2-1 engagement and events. The provider should work with business leaders to take a forensic look at their business and connect them with support that will best create growth. Funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, providers should set out how they will deliver against the UKSPF investment priorities of Supporting Local Business, as well as supporting delivery of the overarching Council Plan vision and themes, by identifying priority interventions and activities that can be delivered between 1 January 2024 and March 2025, with an option to extend for further 24 months should further funding be received by Government.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 90
Cost criterion: Cost
/ 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:
Yes
II.2.14) Additional information
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:
2023/S 000-034294
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: WP3952
Title: UKSPF - Business Growth Support
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/03/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Oxford Innovation Services Limited
Oxford Centre for Innovation, New Road, Oxford OX1 1BY
Oxford
UK
NUTS: UKG38
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:
: 428 874.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Walsall
WS1 1TP
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/03/2024