Notice Information
Notice Title
Professional Services CSConnected Srength In Places Fund (SIPF)
Notice Description
The CSconnected Strength in Places Fund project ('CSconnected SIPF') is seeking a Provider to deliver a range of professional services that will support the South Wales semiconductor community in its next stages of evolution and growth. Initial Funding is until 30 April 2025 and is circa GBP1.8m. Estimated value includes all contract options.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The CSconnected Strength in Places Fund project ('CSconnected SIPF') is seeking a Provider to deliver a range of professional services that will support the South Wales semiconductor community in its next stages of evolution and growth. CSconnected SIPF is a large-scale project part-funded under the UK Research and Innovation's Strength in Places Fund (SIPF). The project consortium consists of 12 Partners across; Higher Education Institutions, Research Technology Organisations, Industry Partners and Civic Bodies. Key long-term objectives of the CSconnected SIPF investment are to encourage exploitation of compound semiconductor research and development, and innovation in technologies and know-how in South Wales, and to support high-quality, sustainable skills and job creation in South Wales to underpin regional economic growth. We are seeking to appoint an organisation to independently represent and develop the South Wales compound semiconductor community, professionally promoting the interests and capabilities of organisations within this community to UK and global audiences. This Services contract is intended to pump-prime an organisation to position itself as a self-sustaining entity to maintain 'CSconnected' beyond the end of the SIPF project. The end of this period is anticipated to be 30 April 2025. Core services required include extensive relationship management (coordinating activities and strategy, offering a "collective voice of the community"), a comprehensive marketing and communication function, alongside events management, and skills development and outreach activities. These functions should be co-located in Cardiff Capital Region of South Wales, open to Partners and visitors. Services should operate effectively to support the virtual and physical connection of multiple, distributed Partner sites under a coherent 'cluster' brand and operational model. The appointed Provider must have experience of working in the semiconductor sector and be capable of delivering well-informed and credible support to a diverse stakeholder base. A strong foundation the of services described has been developed through contributions of staff (particularly at IQE plc) and more recently by a small team of staff employed at Cardiff University with SIPF funds. It should therefore be noted that TUPE may apply to this services contract. Estimated Value is based upon all options to extend, current funding is for initial duration and is circa GBP1.8m. All procurement documents will be available free of charge via the University's e-tendering portal: In-Tend https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/ DOCUMENTS ONCE RELEASED; MUST BE ACCESSED AND SUBMISSIONS MADE VIA THIS PORTAL. Additional information: Link to further information relating to CSconnected SIPF; https://csconnected.com/projects/projects/csconnected-sipf/
Renewal: Possibly Extension to 30 April 2027, see ITT Documentation for further information.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0391a7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010125-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
98 - Other community, social and personal services
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- CPV Codes
31711000 - Electronic supplies
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £5,700,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £5,700,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,597,557 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Mar 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Jan 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 23 Jan 2023Expired
- Award Date
- 14 Mar 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2024 - 30 Apr 2025 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@cardiff.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2920879648
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF24 0DE
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Delivery Location
- TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Adamsdown
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff East
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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