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title: "Innovate UK PS17281 Organisation, Facilitation and Delivery of Collaboration Nation & UK / Canada Agri-Food workshops"
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# Innovate UK PS17281 Organisation, Facilitation and Delivery of Collaboration Nation & UK / Canada Agri-Food workshops

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c1707fb5-87ef-4475-b994-4c1eeb46a73a

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## Summary

Innovate UK is seeking bids for the project titled "Organisation, Facilitation and Delivery of Collaboration Nation & UK / Canada Agri-Food workshops." This tender, classified under Research consultancy services, is located in Swindon, England. The procurement is at the Award stage, having been published on 4th December 2017, with bids closing on 18th December 2017. The associated contract will commence on 11th January 2018 and is valued at £51,000. The open procurement method is employed for this process, indicating a competitive bidding environment that welcomes all eligible suppliers.

This opportunity is particularly suited for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in research consultancy within the agri-food sector. Businesses that focus on innovation and collaboration, especially those that have previously engaged with UK / Canada bilateral initiatives, would find this tender relevant. By participating, firms can leverage synergies identified across 18 projects supported by Innovate UK, enhancing their visibility and impact in the market while contributing to broader economic growth and sector advancements.

## Notice

CLOSING TIME FOR BIDS IS 18/12/2017 14:00 HOURS. DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER. Innovate UK is the UK's innovation agency, that works with companies and partner organisations to drive forward science and technologies to stimulate economic growth to benefit society. Innovate UK has supported 18 projects through a competition launched in July 2013 that focused on 'Engineering solutions to enhance agri-food production'. These projects (which were typically 3 years in duration) are now completing and have developed technologies and approaches that have complementary - Innovate UK believe there is an opportunity to identify synergies across the different projects that could have mutual benefit for UK partners. By sharing information across the 18 projects, there is an opportunity to identify complementary and potential synergies, and where this shared knowledge and capability could be used to deliver wider impact (bigger, better, faster) across the UK agri-food sector. There is an opportunity to raise awareness about the emerging UK / Canada bilateral work through the 'Collaboration Nation' workshop, with the 18 projects supported through the 'Engineering solutions to enhance agri-food production' competition being candidates for UK participation in the online workshop. Aims The 'Collaboration Nation' workshop will be undertaken to: * Bring these projects together to learn about outcomes and to identify synergies and collaborative opportunities between the 18 research programmes * Identify candidate Success Stories from the cohort of 18 projects that can be developed into case-studies to promote benefit to 'UK Plc' and the wider Agri-Food sector and UK society * Raise awareness about recent international engagement activities with Canada, and to identify opportunities to translate UK-led innovations in an international Additional information: As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS can use the CCS eSourcing Suite for future procurements. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'. Please note that, to register, you 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. 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; the name of the registered Bidder; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service 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. The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder. 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. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk : Telephone: 0345 010 3503 Training documents to support Bidders utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0791c56a-fddf-45f6-84b2-f69f6b0b52fa |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Jan 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Dec 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Jan 2018 |
| Contract period | 11 Jan 2018 - 31 Jul 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £51,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £50,590 |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | 100% OPEN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73210000 - Research consultancy services

## Release History

- 29 Jan 2018 at 10:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0791c56a-fddf-45f6-84b2-f69f6b0b52fa
- 4 Dec 2017 at 17:24 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fa9f24d8-632a-40c5-9d24-0a462dd2c49a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0791c56a-fddf-45f6-84b2-f69f6b0b52fa
  29th January 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fa9f24d8-632a-40c5-9d24-0a462dd2c49a
  4th December 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0bdcf8b9-974e-471a-8baa-6b2ffdd7bfc1
  PS17281 ITQ Invitation to Quote questions
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/63e0f6bb-1221-4f29-aa22-c79fac429de3
  PS17281 ITQ Invitation to Quote
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7b97c7ba-5489-49ac-a78d-2e7253d052df
  PS17281 S1 - Services purchasing contract - low risk
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a7fbfae7-651c-4614-be16-589bc315755d
  Bidder - Logging into Emptoris for the first time V1.0
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e38b1055-76e7-4e63-8046-a0218f83cbb6
  Bidder Training V1.0

## Notice URLs

- https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk

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