Award

UK SBS PS17060 Future Cities Mission Programme

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

12 Jul 2017 at 09:16

Tender

18 Apr 2017 at 13:46

Summary of the contracting process

The UK Shared Business Services Limited is conducting the Future Cities Mission Programme, aimed at supporting up to 20 innovative young companies in the UK to expand into overseas markets. This procurement, classified under event and training services, is currently at the award stage and had a tender closing deadline on 25 May 2017. The total value of the contract is £560,000, with the contract period running from 13 June 2017 to 12 June 2019. Interested businesses needed to register on the CCS e-Sourcing portal to submit their bids, and the buyer specifically requested that applicants do not apply directly.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses focusing on event and training services, specifically for those with innovative approaches aimed at facilitating market expansion is a significant advantage. Firms that can demonstrate a strong capacity to network internationally and enhance the profile of young, high-growth potential companies will be particularly well positioned to compete. The programme also favours businesses that can adeptly assist in presenting compelling market strategies and insights that align with the objectives of the Future Cities Missions.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

UK SBS PS17060 Future Cities Mission Programme

Notice Description

Future Cities Missions take up to 20 of the UK's best young, innovative, high-growth potential companies to overseas markets to help them grow faster. Missions achieve this by supporting the SMEs to: * Network with potential customer, partners and investors * Improve their Profile through PR coverage * Refine their Pitch to potential investors and to suit the target market * Gain Insight into what it takes to do business in the target market * Raise their Ambition and accelerate their plans This support and experience is hard for young companies to gain. The Missions also open doors that would be closed to a SME alone. The attraction of a competitive group backed by government and private sponsors helps Missions to engage critical partners in the overseas market. Future Cities Missions are funded by Innovate UK in partnership with UKTI. They are organised by an external Delivery Partner who project manage the considerable process and logistics as well as securing other sponsors and developing the programme. Oversight is from Innovate UK who also underwrite the Missions costs. Mission location and company selection are set in collaboration with Innovate UK and UKTI. CLOSING TIME FOR BIDS IS 25/05/2017 11:00 HOURS. DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER. To express your interest in this opportunity email ExpressionOfInterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk. To register on our e-sourcing portal click on https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk and follow the link "Register for CCS eSourcing" Additional information: DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS can use the CCS eSourcing Suite for future procurements. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpssourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link "Register for CCS eSourcing". Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing ExpressionOfInterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk. Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered Bidder; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. The Sourcing documents can then be assessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents with Contracts Finder.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-01277a87-5361-4c7c-af9a-1a60ff403548
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76e8d8c1-7b69-4392-9fc7-41490a8b4763
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

79952000 - Event services

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£560,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£277,590 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Jul 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
25 May 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 May 20178 years ago
Contract Period
14 Jun 2017 - 14 Jul 2019 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FL
Post Town
Swindon
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

100% OPEN

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-b5fd17-01277a87-5361-4c7c-af9a-1a60ff403548-2017-07-12T10:16:51+01:00",
    "date": "2017-07-12T10:16:51+01:00",
    "ocid": "ocds-b5fd17-01277a87-5361-4c7c-af9a-1a60ff403548",
    "language": "en",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "tender": {
        "id": "UK SBS PS17060/2",
        "title": "UK SBS PS17060 Future Cities Mission Programme",
        "description": "Future Cities Missions take up to 20 of the UK's best young, innovative, high-growth potential companies to overseas markets to help them grow faster. Missions achieve this by supporting the SMEs to: * Network with potential customer, partners and investors * Improve their Profile through PR coverage * Refine their Pitch to potential investors and to suit the target market * Gain Insight into what it takes to do business in the target market * Raise their Ambition and accelerate their plans This support and experience is hard for young companies to gain. The Missions also open doors that would be closed to a SME alone. The attraction of a competitive group backed by government and private sponsors helps Missions to engage critical partners in the overseas market. Future Cities Missions are funded by Innovate UK in partnership with UKTI. They are organised by an external Delivery Partner who project manage the considerable process and logistics as well as securing other sponsors and developing the programme. Oversight is from Innovate UK who also underwrite the Missions costs. Mission location and company selection are set in collaboration with Innovate UK and UKTI. CLOSING TIME FOR BIDS IS 25/05/2017 11:00 HOURS. DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER. To express your interest in this opportunity email ExpressionOfInterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk. To register on our e-sourcing portal click on https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk and follow the link \"Register for CCS eSourcing\" Additional information: DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS can use the CCS eSourcing Suite for future procurements. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpssourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link \"Register for CCS eSourcing\". Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing ExpressionOfInterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk. Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered Bidder; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. The Sourcing documents can then be assessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents with Contracts Finder.",
        "datePublished": "2017-04-18T14:46:31+01:00",
        "status": "complete",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "79952000",
            "description": "Event services"
        },
        "additionalClassifications": [
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "80500000",
                "description": "Training services"
            }
        ],
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "countryName": "British Oversea Territories"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Channel Islands"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Europe"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Isle of Man"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Rest of the World"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "British Oversea Territories"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Channel Islands"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Europe"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Isle of Man"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Rest of the World"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "value": {
            "amount": 560000,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "procurementMethod": "open",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2017-05-25T23:59:59+01:00"
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
            "startDate": "2017-06-13T00:00:00+01:00",
            "endDate": "2019-06-12T23:59:59+01:00"
        },
        "suitability": {
            "sme": false,
            "vcse": false
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99ea0618-4995-4aab-8342-95a1557c1b60",
                "datePublished": "2017-04-18T14:46:31+01:00",
                "format": "text/html",
                "language": "en"
            },
            {
                "id": "2",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "RFP Request for Proposal - PS17060",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5ec586fb-fbaf-4251-b8ab-fea073060423",
                "format": "application/pdf"
            },
            {
                "id": "3",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "RFP Request for Proposal questions PS17060",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/17332e7d-e4af-48c7-8395-c5455677f323",
                "format": "application/pdf"
            },
            {
                "id": "4",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "AW5.2 PS17060 Price Schedule",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1bff94b2-f782-4ca5-b57d-761e462b38f2",
                "format": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet"
            },
            {
                "id": "5",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "PS17060 Purchasing Contract",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/49896db3-caaa-4a3f-9ecc-24ce7353eb34",
                "format": "application/pdf"
            },
            {
                "id": "6",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "UK SBS PS17060 Achilles Notice",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/04a32ba5-b808-4e19-956d-31e94f31b994",
                "format": "application/pdf"
            },
            {
                "id": "7",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Supplier Logging into Emptoris for the first time V1.0",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f0d74f09-5b49-4d34-b567-ffdccf811249",
                "format": "application/pdf"
            },
            {
                "id": "8",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Supplier Training V1.0",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2f6e0b02-249c-4794-b298-7fbad32128d8",
                "format": "application/pdf"
            }
        ]
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dXGP288m",
            "name": "UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED",
                "scheme": "GB-SRS",
                "id": "sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dXGP288m"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Polaris House, North Star Avenue",
                "locality": "Swindon",
                "postalCode": "SN2 1FL",
                "countryName": "England"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Becky Eldridge",
                "email": "professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-61639",
            "name": "100% Open Limited",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "100% Open Limited"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Huckletree Shoreditch Alphabeta Building 14 - 18 Finsbury Square London EC2A 1AH"
            },
            "details": {
                "scale": "large",
                "vcse": false
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dXGP288m",
        "name": "UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED"
    },
    "awards": [
        {
            "id": "ocds-b5fd17-01277a87-5361-4c7c-af9a-1a60ff403548-1",
            "status": "active",
            "date": "2017-06-01T00:00:00+01:00",
            "datePublished": "2017-07-12T10:16:51+01:00",
            "value": {
                "amount": 277590,
                "currency": "GBP"
            },
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "GB-CFS-61639",
                    "name": "100% Open Limited"
                }
            ],
            "contractPeriod": {
                "startDate": "2017-06-15T00:00:00+01:00",
                "endDate": "2019-07-14T23:59:59+01:00"
            },
            "documents": [
                {
                    "id": "1",
                    "documentType": "awardNotice",
                    "description": "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder",
                    "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76e8d8c1-7b69-4392-9fc7-41490a8b4763",
                    "datePublished": "2017-07-12T10:16:51+01:00",
                    "format": "text/html",
                    "language": "en"
                },
                {
                    "id": "2",
                    "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                    "description": "RFP Request for Proposal - PS17060",
                    "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5ec586fb-fbaf-4251-b8ab-fea073060423",
                    "format": "application/pdf"
                },
                {
                    "id": "3",
                    "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                    "description": "RFP Request for Proposal questions PS17060",
                    "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/17332e7d-e4af-48c7-8395-c5455677f323",
                    "format": "application/pdf"
                },
                {
                    "id": "4",
                    "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                    "description": "AW5.2 PS17060 Price Schedule",
                    "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1bff94b2-f782-4ca5-b57d-761e462b38f2",
                    "format": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet"
                },
                {
                    "id": "5",
                    "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                    "description": "PS17060 Purchasing Contract",
                    "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/49896db3-caaa-4a3f-9ecc-24ce7353eb34",
                    "format": "application/pdf"
                },
                {
                    "id": "6",
                    "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                    "description": "UK SBS PS17060 Achilles Notice",
                    "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/04a32ba5-b808-4e19-956d-31e94f31b994",
                    "format": "application/pdf"
                },
                {
                    "id": "7",
                    "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                    "description": "Supplier Logging into Emptoris for the first time V1.0",
                    "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f0d74f09-5b49-4d34-b567-ffdccf811249",
                    "format": "application/pdf"
                },
                {
                    "id": "8",
                    "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                    "description": "Supplier Training V1.0",
                    "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2f6e0b02-249c-4794-b298-7fbad32128d8",
                    "format": "application/pdf"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}