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title: "GOTT: RFQ for Public Sector Founder Equity and Rewards to Innovators"
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# GOTT: RFQ for Public Sector Founder Equity and Rewards to Innovators

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c18499b0-0382-42fe-838c-046a6b9983f4

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## Summary

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has awarded a contract for research services through a tender process initiated by the Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT). The title of the tender was "GOTT: RFQ for Public Sector Founder Equity and Rewards to Innovators." The procurement involved a study to understand public sector spinouts/companies in the UK, focusing on equity positions and commercialisation of public sector funded research. The contract value was £96,060 GBP, and the tender period ended on March 17, 2023. The contract period is from June 6, 2023, to October 19, 2023, with delivery addresses across various regions in the UK.

This award presents business growth opportunities for research services providers. Companies specialising in research services, particularly those with experience in analysing spinouts and equity positions, would be well-suited to compete. The tender aimed to explore ways to develop the value of knowledge assets owned by the Crown and support the commercialisation of public sector research. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs) were considered suitable suppliers for this tender, aligning with the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy's objectives.

## Notice

Awarded contract for the following former opportunity: Established in 2022, the Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT), part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, supports the UK public sector to unlock the potential of its knowledge assets to deliver value to the UK economy and society. Our priorities include providing support through guidance, such as the Rose Book and specialist advisory support. More information on GOTT is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/government-office-for-technology-transfer. One of the areas that GOTT is looking at is company formation and decision making at the early stage of seeking external sources of finance to develop the social, economic of financial value of knowledge assets owned by the Crown. As such we are keen to build a broader picture of UK public sector approaches to taking equity in spinouts and supporting them to commercialise public sector funded research. The proposed study is designed to address these questions by building out a picture of the number and type of the UK's existing public sector spinouts/companies. The successful supplier will need to initially build an evidence base of existing spinouts across government through a variety of routes, such as internal and external data sources. We will then use this as a data set to understand equity positions taken by public sector organisations under different scenarios in these spinouts/companies, including making relevant comparisons, such as to the UK university tech transfer sector. The study should also look at whether public sector employees (innovators) and founders have been able to take equity or other forms of revenue such as royalties in the spinout and if so, under what terms. For the purposes of this study, the public sector will be defined as central government departments, ALB's and agencies. This definition explicitly does not include the university sector and local government.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f296215d-5afb-4aaf-a5be-f48a1ab83883 |
| 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | 5 Jun 2023 - 19 Oct 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £96,060 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £96,060 |
| 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 | SALFORD |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M3 5BS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West |
| Local authority | Salford |
| Electoral ward | Blackfriars & Trinity |
| Westminster constituency | Salford |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IP PRAGMATICS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 29 Jun 2023 at 15:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f296215d-5afb-4aaf-a5be-f48a1ab83883
- 17 Feb 2023 at 11:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a04b680d-3375-411a-9c93-f7979a20245d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f296215d-5afb-4aaf-a5be-f48a1ab83883
  29th June 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a04b680d-3375-411a-9c93-f7979a20245d
  17th February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d352cb58-5cac-46f8-a45f-f8a9b94452b9
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## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/government-office-for-technology-transfer

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