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title: "(NU/1433-43) Self-Enforcing Electronic Voting (SEEV): The Provision of Business Consultancy to Assist Commercialisation of University Research"
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# (NU/1433-43) Self-Enforcing Electronic Voting (SEEV): The Provision of Business Consultancy to Assist Commercialisation of University Research

Buyer: NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7896932c-e0a4-494b-8987-a1eaaf84383c

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## Summary

Newcastle University has recently awarded a contract for "(NU/1433-43) Self-Enforcing Electronic Voting (SEEV): The Provision of Business Consultancy to Assist Commercialisation of University Research" under a selective procurement method. The contract, valued at £28,500 GBP, has been awarded to EnoMere Limited, with a contract period starting on January 16, 2023, and ending on June 30, 2023. The tender process was completed on December 20, 2022, with a contract period set to run until February 2, 2023. This opportunity falls under the main procurement category of services and is targeted towards small and medium-sized enterprises.

This contract presents a growth opportunity for businesses in the business and management consultancy industry. Companies specialising in providing consultancy services for the commercialisation of research, especially in the field of E2E verifiable e-voting systems, would find this tender suitable for competition. The buyer, Newcastle University, based in Newcastle, United Kingdom, has initiated this procurement process seeking support to establish a Spin Out company focused on enhancing the verifiability of e-voting products in the market, facilitating the development of end-to-end verifiable e-voting systems for real-world elections. Interested businesses should consider the timeline and requirements outlined in the tender to compete successfully for this contract.

## Notice

The problem that the Self -Enforcing Electronic Voting (SEEV) technology and proposed Spin Out company aims to address is a lack of "verifiability" in existing e-voting products in the commercial market. The proposal is to commercialize end-to-end (E2E) verifiable e-voting systems for real-world elections by the creation of a Spin Out company. E2E verifiability refers to the ability of voters to verify if their votes are cast-as-intended, recorded-as-cast, and for any interested party to publicly verify if all ballots are tallied-as-recorded, hence gaining confidence about the integrity of the whole election process. The initial brief of the executive will be to: * Phase 1 - Write an ambitious business plan in line with ambitions and market opportunities. * Phase 2 - (a) Complete spin out legals (b) obtain Founder Academic approval for appointment of CEO (c) deliver CCF reporting requirements to Newcastle University * Phase 3 - Develop a customer pipeline with a number of organisations with the potential to be become key customers * Phase 4 - Receive Heads of Terms and/or positive intention to invest from a potential investor(s).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3436b84a-e880-4d08-bfd6-f87545850227 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Dec 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | 16 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £30,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £28,500 |
| 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 | NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 7RU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ENOMERE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

## Release History

- 20 Jan 2023 at 15:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3436b84a-e880-4d08-bfd6-f87545850227

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3436b84a-e880-4d08-bfd6-f87545850227
  20th January 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.ncl.ac.uk

## Provenance

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