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03 Contract Award Notice - Successful Supplier(s)

SU27(22) Appointment of a Mentors & Commercial Leads Service Provider (AgorIP)

  • First published: 23 May 2022
  • Last modified: 23 May 2022

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-116423
Published by:
Swansea University
Authority ID:
AA0345
Publication date:
23 May 2022
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
03 Contract Award Notice - Successful Supplier(s)
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

The AgorIP (Open IP) Programme provides an Intellectual Property management and Technology Transfer service to academia, University Health Boards, SMEs and industrial collaborators, servicing a pipeline of Intellectual Property exploitation and commercialisation opportunities at various levels of Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs). AgorIP, which is partially funded by the Welsh Government and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), is now pan-Wales, running in parallel across the West Wales & the Valleys and East Wales Regions. The AgorIP Programme runs to 30th June 2023. In order to deliver the required outputs from this Programme, AgorIP through Swansea University, requires specialist support from a range of professional service firms. This support will take various forms as set out in the particulars below. AgorIP has identified the need to engage with a range of commercially experienced Mentors and Commercial Leads to work along-side its Team of Technology Transfer Managers (TTMs) and Innovators, taking early stage concepts and developing these into commercialisation opportunities. As a result, Swansea University is procuring the services of a Company/Organisation to serve as its Mentor & Commercial Leads Service Provider. CPV: 72221000, 72224000, 72221000, 73220000, 79400000, 79410000, 79411000, 79411100.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Swansea Univesity

Procurement Office, Swansea University, Singleton Park

Swansea

SA2 8PP

UK

Telephone: +44 1792602779

E-mail: procurement@swansea.ac.uk

NUTS: UKL18

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.swansea.ac.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0345

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

Education

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

SU27(22) Appointment of a Mentors & Commercial Leads Service Provider (AgorIP)

Reference number: itt_91682

II.1.2) Main CPV code

72221000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The AgorIP (Open IP) Programme provides an Intellectual Property management and Technology Transfer service to academia, University Health Boards, SMEs and industrial collaborators, servicing a pipeline of Intellectual Property exploitation and commercialisation opportunities at various levels of Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs).

AgorIP, which is partially funded by the Welsh Government and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), is now pan-Wales, running in parallel across the West Wales & the Valleys and East Wales Regions. The AgorIP Programme runs to 30th June 2023.

In order to deliver the required outputs from this Programme, AgorIP through Swansea University, requires specialist support from a range of professional service firms. This support will take various forms as set out in the particulars below.

AgorIP has identified the need to engage with a range of commercially experienced Mentors and Commercial Leads to work along-side its Team of Technology Transfer Managers (TTMs) and Innovators, taking early stage concepts and developing these into commercialisation opportunities.

As a result, Swansea University is procuring the services of a Company/Organisation to serve as its Mentor & Commercial Leads Service Provider.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 250 000.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

72224000

72221000

73220000

79400000

79410000

79411000

79411100

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKL18

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The AgorIP (Open IP) Programme provides an Intellectual Property management and Technology Transfer service to academia, University Health Boards, SMEs and industrial collaborators, servicing a pipeline of Intellectual Property exploitation and commercialisation opportunities at various levels of Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs).

AgorIP has identified the need to engage with a range of commercially experienced Mentors and Commercial Leads to work along-side its Team of Technology Transfer Managers (TTMs) and Innovators, taking early stage concepts and developing these into commercialisation opportunities.

As a result, Swansea University is procuring the services of a Company/Organisation to serve as its Mentor & Commercial Leads Service Provider.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Team composition and Skills / Weighting: 30%

Quality criterion: Service Delivery / Weighting: 30%

Quality criterion: Risk / Weighting: 10%

Price / Weighting:  30

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

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:

2021/S 242-639354

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

06/05/2022

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

BIC Innovation

M-Sparc, Parc Gwyddoniaeth Menai

Gaerwen

LL606AG

UK

Telephone: +44 1248671101

NUTS: UKL

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: : 250 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

(WA Ref:121479)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

UK

Telephone: +44 2079477501

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

19/05/2022

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
72221000 Business analysis consultancy services Systems and technical consultancy services
79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79410000 Business and management consultancy services Business and management consultancy and related services
79411100 Business development consultancy services General management consultancy services
73220000 Development consultancy services Research and development consultancy services
79411000 General management consultancy services Business and management consultancy services
72224000 Project management consultancy services Systems and technical consultancy services

Delivery locations

ID Description
1017 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
1018 Swansea

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

Document family

Notice details
Publication date:
13 December 2021
Deadline date:
19 January 2022 00:00
Notice type:
02 Contract Notice
Authority name:
Swansea University
Publication date:
23 May 2022
Notice type:
03 Contract Award Notice - Successful Supplier(s)
Authority name:
Swansea University

About the buyer

Main contact:
procurement@swansea.ac.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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