Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
100 Parliament Street,, London,
London
SW1A 2BQ
Contact
DCMS Commercial
Telephone
+44 2072116000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
National registration number
United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Education-and-training-services./9R9327WY82
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Recreation, culture and religion
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Cyber Growth and Innovation Academy Programmes 2021-22
Reference number
102356
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
As part of the National Cyber Security Programme, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) requires the design and delivery of an academy programme to help support the growth of the Cyber sector. The programme will develop activity to support cyber security firms, across early stages of their lifecycle with the essential businesses skills that they need to further their growth.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £650,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Main site or place of performance
UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
As part of the National Cyber Security Programme, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) requires the design and delivery of an academy programme to help support the growth of the Cyber sector. The programme will develop activity to support cyber security firms, across early stages of their lifecycle with the essential businesses skills that they need to further their growth. There will be three parts to the
programme, a start-up academy, SME academy and scale up academy.
The Start Up Academy will aim to increase the number and success of early-stage cyber security companies, which is crucial to securing and embedding innovation with the UK’s wider cyber security ecosystem and will seek to transform early-stage cyber security ideas into workable proposals and potential new businesses.
The SME academy will provide UK based cyber security firms, across early and growth stages of the life cycle, with the business skills they need to help further their progress.
The scale up academy will support cyber security scale-ups to address barriers to growth nationally and abroad.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £650,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
12 July 2021
End date
31 March 2022
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Subject to availability of funding and department’s need there will be an option to extend the contract for further twelve months. For the avoidance of doubt, the estimated value referred in this notice does not include any activity that may be carried out if the contract is extended.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
two.2.14) Additional information
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9R9327WY82
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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
27 May 2021
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
27 May 2021
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
six.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
The estimated value of the contract is in the range of £550,000 to £650,000 (excl VAT) and this does not include any activity that may be carried out if the contract is extended.
Tenders must be submitted via the Delta e-sourcing portal to be received no later than
12:00 noon (BST), 27th May 2021 (the deadline for receipt of Tender Responses).
Deadline for clarification questions to be issued to the Department is no later than 12:00 noon (BST), 12th May 2021.
DCMS will hold an online event to provide the outline of this procurement project for prospective bidders and clarify any issues within it. This event will be recorded and made available online. Details and signup link for the event are as per below:
Date - Friday 7 May 2021 Time 12:00 – 12:45 BST
Sign-up Link:
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Education-and-training-services./9R9327WY82
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9R9327WY82
GO Reference: GO-2021422-PRO-18121658
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
100 Parliament Street,
London
SW1A 2BQ
Telephone
+44 207212088
Country
United Kingdom