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title: "UK SBS PR17093 Newton Fund - Business Innovation Collaboration Programmes"
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# UK SBS PR17093 Newton Fund - Business Innovation Collaboration Programmes

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-53c27d5f-b3f9-44ab-ae26-926881f7e044

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## Summary

The procurement process, titled "UK SBS PR17093 Newton Fund - Business Innovation Collaboration Programmes," is initiated by UK Shared Business Services Limited. This initiative focuses on enhancing collaboration between innovative businesses in the UK and those in Newton Fund partner countries including Egypt, Indonesia, South Africa, and Turkey. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the tender period concluded on 15 November 2017 at 17:00 GMT. The associated contract, valued at approximately £1.29 million, has a duration from 1 December 2017 to 31 March 2020, with the delivery addresses located in the South West region of the United Kingdom.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specializing in training programme services, particularly those that promote innovation and economic development. Companies that focus on management training or have expertise in fostering international business collaborations would be well-suited to compete for this contract. By engaging in this initiative, businesses can potentially access new markets while contributing to socio-economic advancements in the targeted partner countries.

## Notice

Note : Do not apply directly to the Buyer. Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control . The final date and time for the submission of bids is 15/11/2017 at 17:00hrs GMT. As part of Innovate UK's Newton Fund commitments, this procurement is to identify a Supplier or set of Suppliers who can design and deliver programmes to strengthen collaborations between innovative businesses from the Newton Fund partner countries of Egypt, Indonesia, South Africa and Turkey, and innovative businesses from the UK. The services covered by this procurement exercise have been divided into Lots, where we are seeking individual programmes to strengthen collaborations between innovative businesses from each of these countries, and business from the UK: Lot 1: Egypt Lot 2: Indonesia Lot 3: South Africa Lot 4: Turkey. For each Lot, we would like a Supplier to design and deliver a programme that ultimately results in economic development and social welfare improvements to the identified Newton Fund country, in line with Official Development Assistance (ODA) objectives. The programme should: 1. Strengthen the innovation potential of businesses based in and from the Newton Fund country, through stimulating and supporting their collaboration with innovative UK businesses, and with the UK's innovation ecosystem. In particular, the programme should strengthen the ability of businesses based in and from the identified Newton Fund country, to deliver innovative solutions (new products, new services, improved business processes) to key societal and socio-economic challenges existing within that country. These challenges must be ones currently impacting the poorer, marginalised or more disadvantaged groups within that country's population, although they may have a wider impact upon the general population of that country. 2. Also deliver benefits for UK businesses and the UK innovation ecosystem, for example in terms of an improved understanding of the innovation-driven partnership opportunities in the four Newton Fund countries. What we mean by 'innovation' and 'strengthening the innovation potential': We are focusing on science and technology-driven, commercially-focused innovation. This is in line with Innovate UK's focus on and mandate of stimulating and supporting business-led innovation. By strengthening the innovation potential, we mean working with companies to de-risk, enable and support innovation so that novel commercial solutions to key socio-economic challenges in the Newton Fund countries can emerge. Additional information: Note : Do not apply directly to the Buyer. Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control . The final date and time for the submission of bids is 15/11/2017 at 17:00hrs GMT. All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts). This procurement will be managed electronically via the Crown Commercial Service's e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this procurement, participants shall first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite. If Bidders have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/emptoris by following the link 'Supplier eSourcing Registration'. Please note that, to register, Bidders 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. Note: registration may take some time please ensure that you allow a sufficient amount of time to register. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/becomea-crown-commercial-service-supplier 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@crowncommercial.gov.uk Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; Your organisations full name as a registered supplier; the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service (CCS) 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. 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 applicable to this opportunity. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Helpdesk (Not UK SBS Ltd ) : Freephone: 0345 010 3503 email: eenablement@crowncommercial.gov.uk Training support to respond to a requirement is available to bidders at http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/Pages/supplier.aspx Responses must be received by the stated deadline date. Responses received outside or concurrently using the eSourcing process will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/da694e8d-222c-46ac-995d-6c83e6d96c3e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Feb 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Nov 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Feb 2018 |
| Contract period | 6 Feb 2018 - 31 Mar 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,293,333 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FF |
| 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 | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | 100% OPEN; MATTER INNOVATION; TEKIU |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80521000 - Training programme services
- 80532000 - Management training services

## Release History

- 21 Feb 2018 at 14:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/da694e8d-222c-46ac-995d-6c83e6d96c3e
- 13 Nov 2017 at 10:06 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32a4d7f8-1f6b-401b-866b-e47c4a8600d0
- 6 Oct 2017 at 08:24 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32a4d7f8-1f6b-401b-866b-e47c4a8600d0
- 6 Oct 2017 at 07:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32a4d7f8-1f6b-401b-866b-e47c4a8600d0

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/da694e8d-222c-46ac-995d-6c83e6d96c3e
  21st February 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32a4d7f8-1f6b-401b-866b-e47c4a8600d0
  13th November 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2b9798bf-92be-4132-adfd-16f0f3d86028
  Bidder logging in to Emptoris for the first time
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1f157d6b-5d11-4a59-877c-c2d1629b2dfd
  Bidder Training
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fb461366-098e-4e1d-94bf-17b696399ff5
  S2 Terms and Conditions
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4358bc6a-54da-47e7-a16e-e6a9a159552e
  Supplier Day Presentation
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f1389488-53c1-4bf8-acf3-87814126c9ec
  Supplier Day Q&A
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4973ef45-aa71-4e0b-9030-ff56f8438d66
  Request for Proposal
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d1b27051-73ae-467a-9434-950ba1d1872e
  Request for Proposal Questions
- http://ted.europa.eu/TED/notice/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:306480-2017:TEXT:EN:HTML&src=0
  OJEU PIN for the Supplier Day
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2bcc8873-5d1d-4bcd-a0bd-7159af116d57
  Contracts Finder Notice for the Supplier Day
- http://ted.europa.eu/TED/notice/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:393762-2017:TEXT:EN:HTML
  OJEU Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f8bd83f5-44fe-4e0b-95cd-7b265bf78443
  Request for Proposal
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/36390f7f-5909-4024-b101-66a25117d409
  RFP v6

## Notice URLs

- http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/Pages/supplier.aspx
- https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/emptoris
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/becomea-crown-commercial-service-supplier

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