Contract

Commercialisation Support Organisation/Open/Pro/2023

  • The Open University

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-023161

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03b23e

Published 9 August 2023, 8:40am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The Open University

Procurement Services, Walton Hall

Milton Keynes

MK7 6BP

Email

finance-tenders@open.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1908274066

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ12 - Milton Keynes

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/openuniversity

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/openuniversity

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Commercialisation Support Organisation/Open/Pro/2023

Reference number

OUPA10949

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79120000 - Patent and copyright consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The OU has awarded a contract for a Commercialisation Support Organisation (CSO) to provide support in the exploitation of the Universities research Intellectual Property (IP).

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: £333,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79120000 - Patent and copyright consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ12 - Milton Keynes

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The OU has award a contract for a Commercialisation Support Organisation (CSO) to provide support in the exploitation of the Universities research Intellectual Property (IP).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: As set out in tender / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

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: 2023/S 000-007216


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

OUPA10949

Title

Tender for Commercialisation Support Organisation

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

7 August 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Wellspring EMEA Limited

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI31 - Camden and City of London
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: £333,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £333,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The Open University

Walton Hall

Milton Keynes

MK7 6AA

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

As above

Milton Keynes

Country

United Kingdom