Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
London Legacy Development Corporation
Level 9, 5 Endeavour Square
London
E20 1JN
roberthughes@londonlegacy.co.uk
Telephone
+44 7834464416
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI41 - Hackney and Newham
Internet address(es)
Main address
www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk
Buyer's address
www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Mayoral Development Corporation
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Regeneration
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Future Industries Demonstrator
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73120000 - Experimental development services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Three cycles of an 8-week programme to enable Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and scaleups to validate their products in the local market through a test bedding exercise with local authorities and SHIFT partners , a group of organisations based at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park that have come together to form a new, inclusive innovation district – a living testbed that will power better urban futures through innovation, creativity, and collaboration. The service provider must demonstrate knowledge of the sub-region, its strategic supply chains, possess a mission-aligned approach to reaching net zero and driving local impact, as well as possessing the technical subject matter expertise to support businesses operating in climate-tech related sectors is required. The service must deliver subject matter expertise on advanced technologies which businesses will benefit from on this programme, creating economic growth and impact to achieve net zero by 2030 in east London.
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: £280,800
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
Main site or place of performance
LONDON
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
LLDC has carefully considered its requirements to deliver the ‘Future Industries Demonstrator’, which is funded by HM Shared Prosperity Fund and must be delivered by March 2025. Specifically, LLDC have a need to enable Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) who are selected through our open innovation challenge call out to test and prove their products are viable in the local market and suitable for supply chains and/or consumers. Whilst generic business support and business growth support is available widely in the marketplace, this programme requires highly specific expertise to support the development of ‘innovation trial plans’ to enable early-stage innovation products and services to move from early ‘minimum viable product’ to full scale, implementation and technology deployment within supply chains and direct to consumers, specifically in the local market around Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The programme must be delivered at speed to meet the timelines of the funder.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 100%
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 0%
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: •absence of competition for technical reasons •the purpose of the services is experimentation; to enable third party SME experimentation Potential routes to market were considered for the delivery of this service. The recommended route to market chosen (Plexal Product Builder) shall produce a contract between LLDC and Plexal (Group) Limited. The services for the Plexal Product Builder shall be procured under a direct award by Single Source for the following reasons: -Plexal is the only economic operator who can demonstrate a track record in supporting early stage innovation products to gain traction and success through local test bed implementation and has the required knowledge of the sub-region to enable SME’s to safely deploy their technologies through local strategic supply chains and consumers. -Plexal is the only economic operator with the expertise that enables SME’s to validate their product, build protypes, build business cases as well as provide support to forge partnerships to enable the live tests and wider implementation locally.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Title
Future Industries Demonstrator
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10 July 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Plexal (Group) Limited
6th Floor Lansdowne House, Berkeley Square,
London
W1J 6ER
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
10104382
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £280,000
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £280,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
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GO Reference: GO-2023713-PRO-23399339
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC)
5 Endeavour Square
UK-London: Entertainment film production.
E20 1JN
roberthughes@londonlegacy.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
This VEAT notice is being issued to provide transparency and allow interested parties to raise objections or concerns regarding the proposed contract award. Any objections or concerns regarding the proposed contract award should be submitted in writing to Robert Hughes, roberthughes@londonlegacy.co.uk within 10 calendar days from the notice date. We will carefully review all objections received and take appropriate actions, if necessary, in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The contract award will be made following a thorough consideration of the raised objections. We are committed to ensuring fairness, transparency, and value for money on our procurement processes.