Award

Acceleration services for Internet of Things hardware businesses (IoT)

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

19 Mar 2018 at 16:05

Tender

18 Nov 2016 at 20:16

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves UK Shared Business Services Limited seeking assistance in accelerating the growth of early-stage Internet of Things (IoT) hardware businesses in the UK. The tender titled "Acceleration services for Internet of Things hardware businesses (IoT)" is currently in the Award stage. It began on 31st March 2016 and the contract period spans from 2nd June 2016 to 29th September 2017. The total budget for this initiative is £754,582 plus VAT, with funds allocated evenly between two providers to assist ten start-up companies. The procurement method used is an open procedure, with the tender submission deadline having closed on 4th May 2016.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for businesses that specialise in IoT hardware design, development, or manufacturing. Companies that provide services to streamline the transition from prototype to market-ready products would be especially well-suited to compete for this contract. With the backing of Innovate UK, successful bidders can expect a collaborative environment aimed at overcoming typical challenges faced by start-ups in the IoT sector, thus amplifying their potential for success in a rapidly evolving market.

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Notice Title

Acceleration services for Internet of Things hardware businesses (IoT)

Notice Description

Innovate UK has a requirement for services to help accelerate the growth of early stage IoT hardware companies based in the UK. IoT UK includes a Research Hub (University College London and partners), Smart City Demonstrator (Manchester), health demonstrators (West of England and Surrey) and other research, innovation and enterprise activity. For information please see IoTUK.org.uk The procurement aims to help secure specialist provision of services in the UK to help early stage companies specialising in designing, developing and manufacturing hardware for the Internet of Things (IoT) to bring their products and services to market and grow their business. In particular, to help them overcome challenges that frequently arise between the development of a hardware prototype and minimum viable product (MVP) and manufacturing at scale. The requirement is for two providers to undertake design to manufacture services for 10 start-up IoT companies over a period of 12 months (Jun-16 to May-17). Total funds of PS754,582 plus VAT are to be split evenly between the two successful providers. Contract progress will be monitored via regular Contractor reports and through use of the Innovate UK's existing network of monitoring officers and monitoring liaison officers who will monitor the progress/success of the start-up companies. Additional information: The section below will provide instructions on how to submit a bid for this procurement The instructions are as follows; UK Shared Business Services eSourcing as part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (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://gpsesourcing.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 which 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@ccs.gsi.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 accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder. As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk : Telephone: 0345 010 3503 Training documents to support Bidders utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section. Within the e-sourcing suite there are Questionnaires which will have a series of Questions that we require all Bidders to answer, within each question there is Bidder guidance on what the customer is looking for and how to answer the question. Bidder Training documents are also available in each tender in the e-sourcing suite, you will be able to access these once you have registered etc.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7fdc01ba-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/df96d61f-d7c0-4766-9e6d-0a5f46fc6271
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
SME
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

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


CPV Codes

73300000 - Design and execution of research and development

79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£754,582 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£377,220 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Mar 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 May 2016Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 May 20169 years ago
Contract Period
1 Jun 2016 - 1 Jun 2017 6-12 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
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FF
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
2
Supplier Names

R/GA MEDIA GROUP

STARTUPBOOTCAMP IOT

Further Information

Notice Documents

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