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# IIIP Summative Assessment

Buyer: DURHAM UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-aa5802b7-57ed-4d7b-8623-b97d485d3bc3

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## Summary

The procurement process, titled "IIIP Summative Assessment," is being conducted by Durham University, located in Durham, England. This tender falls under the industry category of evaluation consultancy services and is currently at the award stage. The initial tender period concluded on 21 January 2021, whilst the contract is set to commence from 8 February 2021 and runs until 31 May 2023. The procurement method employed is an open procedure below the threshold, with a total contract value of approximately £26,667.

This tender presents valuable opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) looking to engage in consultancy services that facilitate innovation and research collaborations. Businesses capable of providing assessment and evaluation services, particularly those with experience in research and development, would be well-suited to compete in this procurement, given its focus on improving R&D expenditure and fostering partnerships between SMEs and educational institutions.

## Notice

The North East and Tees Valley areas have amongst the lowest rates in the UK of expenditure on R&D, of patents granted, trademarks registered and designs registered. The LEPs and other government funded bodies aim to address this failing by encouraging increased innovation, and increased knowledge exchange between research intensive organisations such as Universities, and local SMEs. The consortium of universities of Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria and Teesside worked collaboratively to identify demand for a project of this nature. The Intensive Industrial Innovation Programme (IIIP) projects were developed in order to address the market failures of imperfect information, scale economies and partial public goods. Each partner university will support SMEs by providing highly qualified post graduate individuals to support the company's R&D ambitions. Funding was awarded in January 2018 to two Intensive Industrial Innovation Programme projects - one in the North East LEP area and one in the Tees Valley LEP area. They are collaborative projects between the 4 Universities and Durham University are the lead partner. The projects connects SMEs from priority sectors with the region's University research expertise. The research is focused on improvements and developments of new products, processes or services to the business and to the market. A key objective is the retention of skilled researchers in the region, and the creation of new employment opportunities. A requirement of all ERDF-funded projects under the 2014-2020 Operational Programme in the North East of England is to produce a summative assessment. This summative assessment will need to test the original assumptions made within the project bid and logic model and provide some final assessment of its services, impact and learning in this market. To express an interest in this procurement please click the following link: http://events.transaxions.com/service.aspx?event=6817

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1e813771-3aea-497a-82be-16591c737029 |
| 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 | 10 Feb 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Jan 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Feb 2021 |
| Contract period | 8 Feb 2021 - 31 May 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £26,667 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £26,666 |
| 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 | DURHAM UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Post town | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 3LE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Durham South |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

## Release History

- 10 Feb 2021 at 13:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1e813771-3aea-497a-82be-16591c737029
- 7 Dec 2020 at 13:55 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d9a6fc21-0701-4668-bfb4-2025cf9342bf

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1e813771-3aea-497a-82be-16591c737029
  10th February 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d9a6fc21-0701-4668-bfb4-2025cf9342bf
  7th December 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/889864db-e8f6-4de7-b847-df35c1fbf992
  Full tender document, which is to be completed on the University's eProcurement platform
- http://events.transaxions.com/service.aspx?event=6817
  Expression of Interest Link

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