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title: "Design Engineering and Prototyping consultancy services"
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# Design Engineering and Prototyping consultancy services

Buyer: OXFORDSHIRE LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8ece5cb2-a39d-4c54-886f-a458719e77a9

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## Summary

The OXFORDSHIRE LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED, a buying organisation based in London, issued a tender for Design Engineering and Prototyping consultancy services in the business services sector. The procurement stage is complete, with a value of £35,000 in GBP. The tender deadline was on 6th January 2023, and the contract period is from 23rd January to 28th April 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and businesses in the services industry, particularly those with expertise in industrial design and engineering for medical devices. The nature of the project involves concept development, prototyping, and iterative design processes, making it suitable for firms with experience in In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) and product development. Businesses with a focus on function, usability, sustainability, and manufacture can thrive in this competitive opportunity.

## Notice

Dx Tek is a medical device technology start-up developing an ultra-low cost diagnostic platform product, Pythia. What we are looking for: We are seeking a creative design partner for industrial design and engineering support, with specific experience in medical device and Invitro Diagnostics (IVD) to help in the early stage development of our Pythia product platform. Specific deliverables to be covered include, concept brainstorming, concept development, concept refinement with a focus on function, usability, sustainability, manufacture and assembly. A key consideration is that the work described above needs to mesh with the work currently being undertaken by our electronics development partner. We see the work package outputs being one or two fully resolved design and engineering concepts. A second work package will involve the creation of a series of iterative prototypes to support the design and engineering development in the first work package above, together with the development and creation of any jigs and fixtures to aid assembly and testing of the prototypes and the production of a series of up to ten final prototypes of the 1-2 engineering concepts as looks like/works like prototypes to allow initial system integration testing.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cae688f6-e234-45fa-9d99-c5bbe8fdebf3 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Jan 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | 20 Jan 2023 - 28 Apr 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £35,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £33,480 |
| 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 | OXFORDSHIRE LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | North West London |
| Postcode | NW1 0QW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | St Pancras & Somers Town |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THINKABLE STUDIO |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 27 Feb 2023 at 22:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cae688f6-e234-45fa-9d99-c5bbe8fdebf3
- 20 Dec 2022 at 16:12 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a64796e8-e763-4a38-bf38-d0195f89d8f7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cae688f6-e234-45fa-9d99-c5bbe8fdebf3
  27th February 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a64796e8-e763-4a38-bf38-d0195f89d8f7
  20th December 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d647222c-3633-4c87-a57c-c24bc7919393
  Copy of RFQ

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