Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
UK Research & Innovation
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN12 1FL
Contact
Kate Richardson
Telephone
+44 7562167366
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK14 - Swindon
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Reserach
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
UKRI-2603 ESRC Commercialisation Catalyst Support Package
Reference number
UKRI-2603
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
UKRI wishes to establish a Contract to appoint a partner to support delivery of an early-stage commercialisation catalyst for social science, arts and humanities (AHSS) researchers who have ideas with the potential to develop into an impactful, scalable commercial product or service.
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: £1,198,700
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
ESRC and AHRC are investing up to £3.9M in up to five competitions over three years, starting in March 2023. ESRC and AHRC expect to make up to 75 Catalyst awards in this timeframe. In any one year the maximum awarded will be 35. The grants allow researchers to start to develop a commercial service, product, process or other innovation from a strong research base. Delivery partners will be expected to support and enable AHSS researchers to consider how they can commercially sustain or grow impact from their research; provide support and training for commercialisation of AHSS activities; have a robust process to agree successful catalyst grants; and ensure appropriate and agreed reporting back to ESRC and AHRC which include UKRI Commercialisation Framework Principles at all stages of the work.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical/Quality / Weighting: 75
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 15
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: 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-033119
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13 March 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other 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
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
London School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street
London
WC2A 2AE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
00070527
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,198,700
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data
To view this notice, please click here:
https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=762880404" target="_blank">https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=762880404
GO Reference: GO-2023320-PRO-22353552
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
UK Research & Innovation
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN12 1FL
Country
United Kingdom