Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street
Leeds
LS1 2DE
Contact
Lauren Robinson
lauren.robinson@westyorks-ca.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1132517499
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE4 - West Yorkshire
National registration number
8876556
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/103257
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/Documents/Folder/65157
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
The Mayor’s Innovation Challenge
Reference number
72923
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority is implementing its regional Innovation Framework
which outlines a priority to drive forward a mission-led approach to innovation. As part of this
priority, the Mayoral Combined Authority is seeking to appoint an experienced provider or
consortia to design, develop and deliver an innovation challenge competition across West
Yorkshire.
This should provide SMEs, entrepreneurs and/or start-ups with a real-world, West Yorkshire
based challenge or problem and the task of developing a new product, service, or technology
designed to address that problem through a programme of specifically targeted support,
coaching and mentoring.
The selected winners of the competition will receive additional funding to develop their
solutions and / or business ideas further
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,100,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE4 - West Yorkshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority is implementing its regional Innovation Framework which outlines a priority to drive forward a mission-led approach to innovation. As part of this priority, the Mayoral Combined Authority is seeking to appoint an experienced provider or consortia to design, develop and deliver an innovation challenge competition across West Yorkshire.
This should provide SMEs, entrepreneurs and/or start-ups with a real-world, West Yorkshire based challenge or problem and the task of developing a new product, service, or technology designed to address that problem through a programme of specifically targeted support, coaching and mentoring.
The selected winners of the competition will receive additional funding to develop their
solutions and / or business ideas further
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
12 June 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
In order to provide further information and to answer questions relating to this opportunity we
would like to invite potential participants to a supplier engagement session on the 28th April
2023 via Microsoft Teams (anticipated 10.30am – 12noon).
Please contact: lauren.robinson@westyorks-ca.gov.uk to express an interest in attendance.
Your request to participate should include as a minimum –
- Full Organisation name and address
- Company registration number (where applicable)
- Contact details of the participant/s including Name, Position/Job Title, Email address and
contact telephone number.
Please note: a maximum of 2 participants per organisations will be permissible.
It is likely that the engagement session will be followed by an opportunity to complete a
questionnaire to provide feedback on the proposed procurement
Please note this PIN is for prior information only and is not a call for competition. Any
subsequent tender documentation in connection to this opportunity will go live on our e- tendering system, YorTender, in due course (https://yortender.eu-supply.com). Suppliers are
advised to register on the above tender platform in anticipation of our tender opportunity.