Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
University of Birmingham
Procurement Division - Finance Office, Aston Webb Building, Edgbaston
Birmingham
Contact
Paul Markham
Telephone
+44 1214158807
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG31 - Birmingham
Companies House
RC000645
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/aspx/Home
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/aspx/Home
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Summative Assessment AMTECAA (Smart Factory Hub) Project Evaluation Services
Reference number
SC11374/23
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Smart Factory Hub (SmartFub) branded as AMTECAA Advanced Manufacturing Technologies to Create, Activate and Automate is an ERDF-supported programme for the Black Country, Greater Birmingham and Solihull, Coventry & Warwickshire, and Stoke-On-Trent & Staffordshire LEP regions. In this document AMTECAA and SmartFub are the same project and from hereon in the document will be referred to as AMTECAA (SmartFub).
AMTECAA (SmartFub) programme started in October 2018, and will run until June 2023 supporting SME businesses involved in manufacturing within various industry sectors.
In line with latest ERDF guidance (Summative Assessment Guidance - ESIF-GN-1-033, version 4), the University of Birmingham invites tenders to undertake an evaluation of the AMTECAA (SmartFub) Project and provide a final summative/evaluation assessment report together with a summary (both word and pdf document) in line with the requirements of the ERDF summative assessment guidance and further requirements noted within the tender document. The Summative assessment is intended to provide insights into project performance and impact. The summative assessment should help us to understand the difference that the AMTECAA (SmartFub) Project has made in the local economy, communities and beneficiary groups.
The budget for the evaluation service is up to a maximum of £30,000 inclusive of VAT.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £30,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG31 - Birmingham
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Smart Factory Hub (SmartFub) branded as AMTECAA Advanced Manufacturing Technologies to Create, Activate and Automate is an ERDF-supported programme for the Black Country, Greater Birmingham and Solihull, Coventry & Warwickshire, and Stoke-On-Trent & Staffordshire LEP regions. In this document AMTECAA and SmartFub are the same project and from hereon in the document will be referred to as AMTECAA (SmartFub).
AMTECAA (SmartFub) programme started in October 2018, and will run until June 2023 supporting SME businesses involved in manufacturing within various industry sectors.
In line with latest ERDF guidance (Summative Assessment Guidance - ESIF-GN-1-033, version 4), the University of Birmingham invites tenders to undertake an evaluation of the AMTECAA (SmartFub) Project and provide a final summative/evaluation assessment report together with a summary (both word and pdf document) in line with the requirements of the ERDF summative assessment guidance and further requirements noted within the tender document. The Summative assessment is intended to provide insights into project performance and impact. The summative assessment should help us to understand the difference that the AMTECAA (SmartFub) Project has made in the local economy, communities and beneficiary groups.
The budget for the evaluation service is up to a maximum of £30,000 inclusive of VAT.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
3
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
16 February 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.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)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
16 February 2023
Local time
12:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
University of Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM
Country
United Kingdom