Contract

T23/0112Culture Connect Data Observatory

  • Northumbria University at Newcastle

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-024483

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-030ae9

Published 5 August 2024, 12:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Northumbria University at Newcastle

Pandon Building, Camden Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 8ST

Email

adrian.curtis@northumbria.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1912274303

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC - North East (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.northumbria.ac.uk

Buyer's address

www.northumbria.ac.uk

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

T23/0112Culture Connect Data Observatory

Reference number

T23/0112Culture Connect Data Observatory

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72421000 - Internet or intranet client application development services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Creative Communities programme is a £1.5 million UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) investment that aims to capture new understanding of how culture can address regional inequality and help level up the UK. We are working with academic, third and private sector partners to identify and profile examples of good practice and innovations in partnership working and to explore the potential for AHRC research to help build creative communities of the future across all nations of the UK.

Our audiences include policy makers and government audiences of all scales, third sector workers, communities, academics and researchers, and others.

We are inviting bids to co-develop and pilot a new open access data observatory for culture in the North of Tyne Combined Authority (NoTCA); the biggest geographic devolved area in England from May 2024. The pilot will bring communities, cultural organisations and venues, the devolved authority (as well as its 12 member councils) and national government closer together to better understand the cultural footprint of public users as they move across the cultural offerings of the devolved region. It aims to upskill users to achieve a new awareness and agency of their data and digital footprint through an integrated cross-sector approach to sustainable digital literacy and co-creation within a city region.

The project has been co-designed with national (DCMS, ACE, RSA) and devolved partners (M10, WYCA, NoTCA, Newcastle Cultural Compact and NGCV, Newcastle City Council) to ensure it is fit for purpose and can achieve maximum reach and impact within the timeframe of funding.

Developing a shared, live database, the pilot will enable new exchange of knowledge between stakeholders interested in using data for social good. Public users will be acknowledged and rewarded for their engagement through enhanced user experiences from the participating cultural organisations and venues, while the cultural sector and devolved authorities will benefit from access to new data and insight about how, where and when community members move across cultural spaces within a place. The collaborative governance of the pilot will produce an ongoing dialogue as the website is developed and piloted so that it is co-evaluated from inception and generates long-term relationships that can be adopted by the parties and taken forward beyond the lifetime of the award.

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: £231,200

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)
Main site or place of performance

NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Creative Communities programme is a £1.5 million UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) investment that aims to capture new understanding of how culture can address regional inequality and help level up the UK. We are working with academic, third and private sector partners to identify and profile examples of good practice and innovations in partnership working and to explore the potential for AHRC research to help build creative communities of the future across all nations of the UK.

Our audiences include policy makers and government audiences of all scales, third sector workers, communities, academics and researchers, and others.

We are inviting bids to co-develop and pilot a new open access data observatory for culture in the North of Tyne Combined Authority (NoTCA); the biggest geographic devolved area in England from May 2024. The pilot will bring communities, cultural organisations and venues, the devolved authority (as well as its 12 member councils) and national government closer together to better understand the cultural footprint of public users as they move across the cultural offerings of the devolved region. It aims to upskill users to achieve a new awareness and agency of their data and digital footprint through an integrated cross-sector approach to sustainable digital literacy and co-creation within a city region.

The project has been co-designed with national (DCMS, ACE, RSA) and devolved partners (M10, WYCA, NoTCA, Newcastle Cultural Compact and NGCV, Newcastle City Council) to ensure it is fit for purpose and can achieve maximum reach and impact within the timeframe of funding.

Developing a shared, live database, the pilot will enable new exchange of knowledge between stakeholders interested in using data for social good. Public users will be acknowledged and rewarded for their engagement through enhanced user experiences from the participating cultural organisations and venues, while the cultural sector and devolved authorities will benefit from access to new data and insight about how, where and when community members move across cultural spaces within a place. The collaborative governance of the pilot will produce an ongoing dialogue as the website is developed and piloted so that it is co-evaluated from inception and generates long-term relationships that can be adopted by the parties and taken forward beyond the lifetime of the award.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Delivery Schedule / Weighting: 25

Quality criterion - Name: Stakeholder Collaboration / Weighting: 25

Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion - Name: Experience/Case Study / Weighting: 15

Cost criterion - Name: Pricing / Weighting: 20

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: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-026014


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

RM1043.8

Lot No

1

Title

T23/0112 Culture Connect Data Observatory

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

15 July 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 10

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

TPXimpact Limited

2-4 The Hickman Building, 2nd Floor (South), Whitechapel Road, London, United Kingdom, E1 1EW

London

E1 1EW

Email

hello@tpximpact.com

Telephone

+44 2077107600

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
National registration number

06472420

Internet address

https://www.tpximpact.com/

The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £231,200

Total value of the contract/lot: £231,200


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

T23/0112 Culture Connect Data Observatory

Title

T23/0112 Culture Connect Data Observatory

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

15 July 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 10

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

TPXimpact Limited

2-4 The Hickman Building, 2nd Floor (South), Whitechapel Road, London,

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
National registration number

06472420

The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £231,200

Total value of the contract/lot: £231,200


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

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GO Reference: GO-202485-PRO-27259792

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Northumbria University at Newcastle

Pandon Building, Camden Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 8ST

Telephone

+44 1912274303

Country

United Kingdom