Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Newcastle University
Newcastle University, Procurement Services, Kingsgate
Newcastle
NE1 7RU
Contact
Mrs Natalie Morton
Telephone
+44 1912086396
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.1) Name and addresses
Durham University
The Palatine Centre, Stockton Road
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Northumbria University Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE17RU
chelsea.brain@northumbria.ac.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC - North East (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
University of Sunderland
Sunderland
Cheryl.Holmstrom@sunderland.ac.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC - North East (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Teesside University
Middlesbrough, Tees Valley
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC - North East (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
University of Bath on behalf of the SETsquared
Claverton Down, Bath
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
(NU/1433-45) Madevo Limited: The Provision of Business Consultancy to Assist Commercialisation of University Research
Reference number
DN644846
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The pressure on the logistics sector is dramatically increasing over the years, from transport, to warehousing, distribution and end-user's optimization of day-to-day activities is becoming increasingly important. A key enabler for optimizing processes is IoT and ML technologies, a combination that could improve the entire supply chain which however is extremely challenging to achieve.
Madevo aims to develop a product proposition with diverse com communication capability. Madevo platform automates sensors onboarding process and directly provides clean data to businesses and end-users via phone or web applications. Without the limitation on the number of devices Madevo is proposing the first platform in the world to enable massive IoT deployments capable to connect with WiFi, 4G/5G and Low Orbit Satellites.
The initial brief of the executive will be to:
Phase 1 Opportunity Validation and Review and Amend Business Plan Creation:
Phase 2 Complete CRM Developed
Phase 3 Action CRM Plan
Phase 4 Securing Investment into the company
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £30,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The pressure on the logistics sector is dramatically increasing over the years, from transport, to warehousing, distribution and end-user's optimization of day-to-day activities is becoming increasingly important. A key enabler for optimizing processes is IoT and ML technologies, a combination that could improve the entire supply chain which however is extremely challenging to achieve.
Madevo aims to develop a product proposition with diverse com communication capability. Madevo platform automates sensors onboarding process and directly provides clean data to businesses and end-users via phone or web applications. Without the limitation on the number of devices Madevo is proposing the first platform in the world to enable massive IoT deployments capable to connect with WiFi, 4G/5G and Low Orbit Satellites.
The initial brief of the executive will be to:
Phase 1 Opportunity Validation and Review and Amend Business Plan Creation:
Phase 2 Complete CRM Developed
Phase 3 Action CRM Plan
Phase 4 Securing Investment into the company
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Ability to meet the required programme / Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion - Name: Ability to meet the Job Description / Weighting: Pass/Fail and 70%
Quality criterion - Name: Equity / Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion - Name: o Formal Appointment as CEO / Weighting: Pass/Fail
Price - Weighting: 30%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes
Identification of the project
Northern Accelerator programme involving funding from both the European Regional Development Funding (ERDF) and Research England
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 186-528050
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
(NU/1433-45)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
3 February 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
North East BIC
Enterprise Park
Sunderland
SR5 2TA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £28,750
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Newcastle University
Tyne and Wear
NE1 7RU
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Newcastle University
Tyne and Wear
NE1 7RU
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The University will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the
contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the
award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days,
provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the
contract is entered into.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who
have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High
Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) within 30 days of knowledge or constructive
knowledge of breach.
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Newcastle University
Tyne and Wear
Country
United Kingdom