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Summative Assessment of the Business Innovation Fund

WEST OF ENGLAND COMBINED AUTHORITY

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26 May 2023 at 09:52

Summary of the contracting process

The West of England Combined Authority has awarded a contract for the "Summative Assessment of the Business Innovation Fund" to Economic Research Services Limited. The contract falls under the services category, focusing on business and management consultancy. This tender, with a procurement method of Limited—Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, was completed successfully on May 24, 2023.

This tender offers an opportunity for SMEs specialised in R&D consultancy to evaluate the Business Innovation Fund's delivery. The West of England Combined Authority is the buying organization located in Bristol, United Kingdom. The procurement stage has advanced to the award phase, providing a chance for businesses to engage in a quality-price bid evaluation process to secure contracts for service provision.

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Notice Title

Summative Assessment of the Business Innovation Fund

Notice Description

The Business Innovation Fund supports SMEs taking forward R&D activity, summarised as 'the discovery of new knowledge that can be used to create products, processes or services to address an individual, group or societal need. It is where other solutions have not been considered, tested nor trialled, or where they have been, have failed, and a new approach is being attempted. The West of England Combined Authority now a seeks supplier to complete a summative assessment (aka evaluation) of the fund's delivery to date, ensuring that the final report meets with the external funder's/ERDF requirements.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Business Innovation Fund supports SMEs taking forward R&D activity, summarised as 'the discovery of new knowledge that can be used to create products, processes or services to address an individual, group or societal need. It is where other solutions have not been considered, tested nor trialled, or where they have been, have failed, and a new approach is being attempted. The West of England Combined Authority now a seeks supplier to complete a summative assessment (aka evaluation) of the fund's delivery to date, ensuring that the final report meets with the external funder's/ERDF requirements.

Procurement Information

We do not require the publication of an advert when procuring goods/services below the value of PS25,000 according to our Constitution, nor is it a requirement under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03cfb6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015051-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£17,775 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 May 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 May 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WEST OF ENGLAND COMBINED AUTHORITY
Contact Name
Mr Darron Jones
Contact Email
darron.jones@westofengland-ca.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7436601482

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS1 6AL
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Bristol Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICES

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