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title: "CS22517 - SBRI Social Ventures Support Package"
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# CS22517 - SBRI Social Ventures Support Package

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ac1b5fd3-8018-4bdf-ad6b-6f46dc1bb64d

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## Summary

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has awarded the contract for the "CS22517 - SBRI Social Ventures Support Package" tender to The Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs. The tender was for research and development services and related consultancy services, focusing on supporting Social Enterprises involved in the Healthy Ageing Challenge. The contract period is from January 9, 2023, to March 1, 2024, with a total contract value of £104,845.

This procurement opportunity, led by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, offers a chance for businesses specializing in research and development services to collaborate with Social Enterprises focusing on healthy ageing. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to participate in this tender, which aims to support Social Enterprises in achieving their growth potential and scale their impact over a 14-month period starting in early 2023.

## Notice

The final date and time for the submission of bids is 2nd December 2022 at 14:00 DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal. Brief Description of Requirement The Healthy Ageing Challenge is seeking a bespoke package of support for a group of Social Enterprises for a 14-month period. The Social Enterprises are awardees of a recent Healthy Ageing Social Ventures competition - (www.ukri.org/news/social-ventures-invited-to-apply-for-healthy-ageing-product-funding) run through the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) scheme. A total of 2.7m was awarded, and the Social Enterprises are due to start their projects in Jan-Feb 2023. The purpose of the support UKRI are seeking through this tender exercise is to provide the greatest possible opportunity for those Social Enterprises to achieve their growth potential and therefore impact at scale. 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 CS22517. 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/7341197e-fce9-4283-80d1-6aab5b21d056 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Dec 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Jan 2022 |
| Contract period | 9 Jan 2023 - 1 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £104,845 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £104,845 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 17 Feb 2023 at 10:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7341197e-fce9-4283-80d1-6aab5b21d056

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7341197e-fce9-4283-80d1-6aab5b21d056
  17th February 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/bebbc1fb-407d-46c0-a783-24f70c3c93fa
  n/a

## Notice URLs

- http://www.uksbs.co.uk
- http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/contracts/Pages/default.aspx
- https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/

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