Contract

Cyber Growth and Innovation Academy Programmes 2021-22

  • Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-019090

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02a92d

Published 6 August 2021, 4:15pm



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

Email

commercial@dcms.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2072116000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

National registration number

United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.gov.uk/dcms

Buyer's address

www.gov.uk/dcms

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

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.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £635,335

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

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 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: 2021/S 000-008636


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

102356

Title

Cyber Growth and Innovation Academy Programmes 2021-22

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

28 June 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 5

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Plexal (City) Limited

c/o Delancey, 6th Floor, Lansdowne House,, Berkeley Square,

London

W1J 6ER

Telephone

+44 2039097763

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

10012478

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £650,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £635,335

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Proportion: 31 %

Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted

Delivery of Start-Up Academy and Academic & Technical Support associated with the provision of the required services, including certain elements of the programme delivery and oversight.


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The value of the contract/procurement is for the initial duration and excludes any activity that may be carried out if the contract is extended.

To view this notice, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=616937414

GO Reference: GO-202186-PRO-18698271

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

100 Parliament Street,

London

SW1A 2BQ

Email

commercial@dcms.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 207212088

Country

United Kingdom