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(NU/1433-43) Self-Enforcing Electronic Voting (SEEV): The Provision of Business Consultancy to Assist Commercialisation of University Research

NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

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20 Jan 2023 at 15:51

Summary of the contracting process

Newcastle University has recently awarded a contract for "(NU/1433-43) Self-Enforcing Electronic Voting (SEEV): The Provision of Business Consultancy to Assist Commercialisation of University Research" under a selective procurement method. The contract, valued at £28,500 GBP, has been awarded to EnoMere Limited, with a contract period starting on January 16, 2023, and ending on June 30, 2023. The tender process was completed on December 20, 2022, with a contract period set to run until February 2, 2023. This opportunity falls under the main procurement category of services and is targeted towards small and medium-sized enterprises.

This contract presents a growth opportunity for businesses in the business and management consultancy industry. Companies specialising in providing consultancy services for the commercialisation of research, especially in the field of E2E verifiable e-voting systems, would find this tender suitable for competition. The buyer, Newcastle University, based in Newcastle, United Kingdom, has initiated this procurement process seeking support to establish a Spin Out company focused on enhancing the verifiability of e-voting products in the market, facilitating the development of end-to-end verifiable e-voting systems for real-world elections. Interested businesses should consider the timeline and requirements outlined in the tender to compete successfully for this contract.

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Notice Title

(NU/1433-43) Self-Enforcing Electronic Voting (SEEV): The Provision of Business Consultancy to Assist Commercialisation of University Research

Notice Description

The problem that the Self -Enforcing Electronic Voting (SEEV) technology and proposed Spin Out company aims to address is a lack of "verifiability" in existing e-voting products in the commercial market. The proposal is to commercialize end-to-end (E2E) verifiable e-voting systems for real-world elections by the creation of a Spin Out company. E2E verifiability refers to the ability of voters to verify if their votes are cast-as-intended, recorded-as-cast, and for any interested party to publicly verify if all ballots are tallied-as-recorded, hence gaining confidence about the integrity of the whole election process. The initial brief of the executive will be to: * Phase 1 - Write an ambitious business plan in line with ambitions and market opportunities. * Phase 2 - (a) Complete spin out legals (b) obtain Founder Academic approval for appointment of CEO (c) deliver CCF reporting requirements to Newcastle University * Phase 3 - Develop a customer pipeline with a number of organisations with the potential to be become key customers * Phase 4 - Receive Heads of Terms and/or positive intention to invest from a potential investor(s).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7896932c-e0a4-494b-8987-a1eaaf84383c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3436b84a-e880-4d08-bfd6-f87545850227
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£30,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£28,500 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jan 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Dec 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Jan 20233 years ago
Contract Period
16 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 2023 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE
Postcode
NE1 7RU
Post Town
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)

Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Monument
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ENOMERE

Further Information

Notice Documents

Notice URLs

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