Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street
London
professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
UK Shared Business Services
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
professionservices@uksbs.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
PS22410 - Futures Framework
Reference number
PS22410
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
** Please note this is not a call for competition**
This is a PIN notice for an event Government Office for Science (GO-Science) requirement.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £3,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
** Please note this is not a call for competition. This is a PIN notice for a Government Office for Science (GO-Science) requirement**
BEIS and the Government Office for Science are planning to renew the Futures Procurement Framework. This is a register of consultants and researchers that can be called upon by HM Government Departments, Agencies and UK public bodies to support longer-term strategic work (Futures and foresight) and further developing these capabilities in government. To provide more detail on the proposed framework, its aims and objectives and required expertise, GO-Science will host a market engagement session for prospective suppliers on Thursday, 1st December 2022. There will be a Q&A opportunity, and (a maximum of 2) key consultants or project/commercial leads from prospective supplier organisations are encouraged to attend.
We would like to invite prospective bidders to attend a pre-market engagement session on Thursday, 1st December 2022 14:00 - 15:30 via MS Teams.
The agenda for the day is as follows:
• Introductions, • Overview of the requirement, • Framework expectations• Procurement overview, • Discussion / Q&A
Note that the route to market will be via Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
11 November 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
A pre-market engagement session will be held on Thursday, 1st December 2022 14:00 - 15:30 via MS Teams. This will provide an opportunity for potential providers to find out more about the aims of the procurement and the process. Providers wishing to attend need to RSVP by Wednesday, 30th November 2022 at 14.00 stating their name, company and email.
This information should be sent to the following email address: professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk for the attention of Victoria Clewer.
Please ensure that the subject heading for the email is as follows:
PS22410 Futures Framework Engagement Event.