--- title: "PS22270 - BUILDING AN ECONOMIC CASE FOR AN OCEAN ECONOMY AND COSTAL COMMUNITIES TO DRIVE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND UK PROSPERITY" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-1d190e53-0457-43fa-9d07-e7a0d3228005" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1d190e53-0457-43fa-9d07-e7a0d3228005" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1d190e53-0457-43fa-9d07-e7a0d3228005.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1d190e53-0457-43fa-9d07-e7a0d3228005.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY" published: "2022-09-30" --- # PS22270 - BUILDING AN ECONOMIC CASE FOR AN OCEAN ECONOMY AND COSTAL COMMUNITIES TO DRIVE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND UK PROSPERITY Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1d190e53-0457-43fa-9d07-e7a0d3228005 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1d190e53-0457-43fa-9d07-e7a0d3228005) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1d190e53-0457-43fa-9d07-e7a0d3228005.json) ## Summary The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has issued a tender titled "PS22270 - Building an Economic Case for an Ocean Economy and Coastal Communities to Drive Environmental Sustainability and UK Prosperity". This procurement falls under the research and development services and related consultancy services category. The tender deadline for bid submissions is November 28, 2022, at 11:00 GMT. The procurement method is an open procedure below threshold, with a contract period commencing on November 18, 2022, and ending on March 30, 2023. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in research and development services and related consultancy services to engage with the UK government in developing an economically sustainable ocean economy and coastal communities. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly well-suited to participate in this tender. Interested companies should note that all submissions must be made through the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal by the specified deadline to ensure consideration by the Contracting Authority. ## Notice The final date and time for the submission of bids is Friday 28th November 2022 at 11:00 DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal. Brief Description of Requirement The purpose of this procurement is to appoint a provider or a consortium of experts to provide an economic appraisal related to developing an environmentally sustainable ocean economy and costal communities across the UK. This is intended to inform an economic case as part of developing a successful business case based on HM Treasury's five-part business case model to secure potential government investment in developing a precompetitive, multi/inter-disciplinary research and innovation programme that will support the development of an environmentally sustainable ocean economy and coastal communities, to drive environmental sustainability and prosperity by providing science validated evidence and baselines. It is intended that the outputs of this tender will provide a structure and content (for example but not limited to economic costs and benefits of developing an environmentally sustainable ocean economy and coastal communities across the UK, that can be readily converted into an economic case as part of a successful business case for securing new public and private investment in establishing a precompetitive multidisciplinary research and innovation programme to address knowledge gaps and advance this area as part of a whole-systems approach. Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the Supplier Attachments tab within the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal. This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria as set out in the ITQ document. How to Apply UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal for this procurement. To register on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal please use the link https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ and follow the instructions to register as a supplier. If you are already registered on the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/. Once you are logged into the system you will be able to locate the Procurement you wish to leave a bid on by clicking the ITTs Open to All Suppliers and searching for the reference number PS22270. Additional information: DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations that apply to this opportunity. Responses must be received by the date and time in the tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the Jaggaer eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered by the Contracting Authority further for this opportunity, unless a system outage is experienced, to which the Contracting Authority will advise upon accordingly. Interested organisations should ensure that they allow a sufficiency of time, prior to the deadline to allow all sections to be completed in full and any attachments to be uploaded. As a user of the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal you will have access to the Jaggaer messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you, as well as other messages and updates in relation to any specific tender event. Please note that any and all information secured outside of the messaging service, shall have no Legal Standing, merit or worth and should not be relied upon by any organisation submitting a tender response. Please note it is your organisations responsibility to access these messages on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: i. not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and ii. to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement; and under no circumstances as part of your organisations participation in this opportunity, will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by any organisation as a result. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a contract with any successful organisation(s), this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of your organisation in doing so. About UK Shared Business Services UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise. Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority. Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations. For full details of our partner base please review the following link: http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/contracts/Pages/default.aspx ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e0e15ee0-4306-4384-8378-17cf4b7e1c3f | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Sep 2022 | | Submission deadline | 28 Oct 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 18 Nov 2022 - 30 Mar 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £85,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY | | Locality | SWINDON | | Post town | Swindon | | Postcode | SN2 1LF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon | | Local authority | Swindon | | Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney | | Westminster constituency | Swindon North | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 30 Sep 2022 at 13:20 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e0e15ee0-4306-4384-8378-17cf4b7e1c3f - 30 Sep 2022 at 11:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e0e15ee0-4306-4384-8378-17cf4b7e1c3f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e0e15ee0-4306-4384-8378-17cf4b7e1c3f 30th September 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8cf3c85e-bd2c-449b-879a-e23ade9285ad n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c9a44123-81a9-465b-ab76-7fefcb5c3567 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8f2f1be5-e2ce-4d33-9660-e1cf898ef128 n/a - https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ Jaggaer eSourcing Portal - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c1f183ca-775c-4711-adcd-733335ab55d8 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d4f6e371-f478-434e-b911-f1c4151f9805 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2585deb4-198f-40c6-b8c9-c4364a9dfcb7 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b4e5737c-13a2-4320-ba66-ed487305041d n/a ## Notice URLs - http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/contracts/Pages/default.aspx ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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