Contract

Support and professional services for loan applicant vetting

  • UK Research & Innovation

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-026018

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-048b52

Published 15 August 2024, 7:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

UK Research & Innovation

Polaris House, North Star Avenue

Swindon

SN2 1FL

Email

corporateprocurement@ukri.org

Telephone

+44 1793298902

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKK14 - Swindon

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.ukri.org/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Research


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Support and professional services for loan applicant vetting

Reference number

UKRI-4163

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79212100 - Financial auditing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Support and professional services for loan applicant vetting

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: £64,467

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK14 - Swindon
Main site or place of performance

Swindon

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Support services and other professional services

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100

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

two.2.14) Additional information

Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made

available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: Procurement contract (transparency) data – UKRI


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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

Current supplier is the only operator who offers support of the custom designed loan application validation required by Innovate UK

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

UKRI-4163

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 July 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Artesian Solutions Ltd

2 Winnersh Fields, Gazelle Close

Winnersh

RG41 5QS

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ11 - Berkshire
National registration number

05667880

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: £64,467

Total value of the contract/lot: £64,467


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

To view this notice, please click here:

https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=879567695

GO Reference: GO-2024815-PRO-27408218

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

UK Research & Innovation

Polaris House, North Star Avenue

Swindon

SN2 1FL

Country

United Kingdom