Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
West of England Combined Authority
Rivergate House, 70 Redcliff Street, Redcliffe
Bristol
BS1 6AL
UK
Contact person: Mr Darron Jones
Telephone: +44 7436601482
E-mail: darron.jones@westofengland-ca.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.westofengland-ca.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.westofengland-ca.org.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
Summative Assessment of the Business Innovation Fund
Reference number: DN661274
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Business Innovation Fund supports SMEs taking forward R&D activity, summarised as ‘the discovery of new knowledge that can be used to create products, processes or services to address an individual, group or societal need. It is where other solutions have not been considered, tested nor trialled, or where they have been, have failed, and a new approach is being attempted.
The West of England Combined Authority now a seeks supplier to complete a summative assessment (aka evaluation) of the fund’s delivery to date, ensuring that the final report meets with the external funder’s/ERDF requirements.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
17 775.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Business Innovation Fund supports SMEs taking forward R&D activity, summarised as ‘the discovery of new knowledge that can be used to create products, processes or services to address an individual, group or societal need. It is where other solutions have not been considered, tested nor trialled, or where they have been, have failed, and a new approach is being attempted.
The West of England Combined Authority now a seeks supplier to complete a summative assessment (aka evaluation) of the fund’s delivery to date, ensuring that the final report meets with the external funder’s/ERDF requirements.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
We do not require the publication of an advert when procuring goods/services below the value of £25,000 according to our Constitution, nor is it a requirement under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
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
24/05/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Economic Research Services Limited
48 Corn Street
Bristol
BS1 1HQ
UK
E-mail: kburge@ers.org.uk
NUTS: UKK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 17 775.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
London
UK
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/05/2023