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title: "(NU/1745-9) Business survey for National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise 2023"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-032064"
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# (NU/1745-9) Business survey for National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise 2023

Buyer: NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-032064

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## Summary

Newcastle University has awarded a contract for the provision of strategic consultancy services in China under the title "(NU/1745 - 7) Provision of Strategic Consultancy Services in China". The contract involves supporting the UK-China Healthy Ageing Project in Beijing. The services will continue until 31 October 2022, with the potential for extension. This opportunity falls under the main procurement category of services, with additional classifications in accounting, auditing, and fiscal services.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses offering consultancy services in China to contribute to a project involving strategic consultancy. Companies with expertise in financial consultancy, management consultancy, and business analysis are well-suited to compete. The contract presents a chance for business growth by providing services vital for projects related to the UK-China Healthy Ageing Project.

## Notice

One of NICRE's key objectives is to connect with businesses in order to generate insight into the circumstances of rural enterprises. This business focussed objective is vital to providing an evidence base for policy and support services for rural enterprise, and also to informing NICRE's business engagement and development plans. At the heart of this objective is NICRE's business survey. NICRE has a requirement to conduct a telephone survey of businesses operating in three specific regions in the UK (the West-Midlands, South-West and North-East). The survey will focus on aspects of business resilience and planning for both internal and external threats. Interviews will last around 20 minutes and should be conducted with a member of the senior management team of each organisation. Survey coverage should be broadly representative of the business population and sufficient to allow for (sub-regional) spatial, sectoral and firm size analysis. We require that the survey include non-farming and farm businesses and we propose to over-sample farm businesses and those located in rural areas. We therefore envisage a sampling structure which covers size, sector and rural/urban location within each of the three target regions

### Lot Information

Business

One of NICRE's key objectives is to connect with businesses in order to generate insight into the circumstances of rural enterprises. This business focussed objective is vital to providing an evidence base for policy and support services for rural enterprise, and also to informing NICRE's business engagement and development plans. At the heart of this objective is NICRE's business survey. NICRE has a requirement to conduct a telephone survey of businesses operating in three specific regions in the UK (the West-Midlands, South-West and North-East). The survey will focus on aspects of business resilience and planning for both internal and external threats. Interviews will last around 20 minutes and should be conducted with a member of the senior management team of each organisation. Survey coverage should be broadly representative of the business population and sufficient to allow for (sub-regional) spatial, sectoral and firm size analysis. We require that the survey include non-farming and farm businesses and we propose to over-sample farm businesses and those located in rural areas. We therefore envisage a sampling structure which covers size, sector and rural/urban location within each of the three target regions

Options: The contract may be extended for a further 6 month period from 1st December 2023 to the 31st May 2024. The University may extend the contract to cover additional regions to expand the survey coverage at the cost supplier by OMB Research of PS64,819 excluding VAT per additional region (1,200 interviews)

Finance

Provision of objective strategic and operational financial advice. This may include identification of options with recommendations as well as implementation and delivery * Actuarial services; * Asset management including valuation, sales and disposals; * Business analysis; * Capital fundraising, derivatives and hedging; * Cash management; * Corporate restructuring and flotation; * Cost benefit reviews, studies, analysis and evaluation; * Debt restructuring, management and insolvency; * Developing and assessing project proposals; * Financial due diligence; * Economic analysis; * Financial accounting and/or reporting; * Financial performance review and viability studies; * Financing public infrastructure projects and negotiations; * Forecasting and budgeting; * Foreign exchange; * Investment, financial advice and market services; * Mergers, acquisitions and divestment; * Payment structure advice and risk; * Pensions services; * Policy impact assessments; * Regulation and statutory requirements and/or reporting; * Risk management; * Tax including value added tax (VAT).

International

Provision of objective advice relating to strategy, structure, finance, management or operations on an international basis. This may include identification of options with recommendations as well as implementation and delivery. * Supply of international business services such as: o Employment management o Office management o Student recruitment o Marketing o General administration This may include identification of options with recommendations as well as implementation and delivery.

Business advice to students and graduates

Prestart, start-up, early-stage and later stage business advice for business founded by University students and graduates including: * Growth and scale * Stimulating and supporting innovation * Knowledge of business tools and methodologies e.g. lean methodology, design thinking and design sprints * Internationalisation and trading globally * Import and export * Legal / IP * Leadership and management including of individuals and teams (founders and employees) * Human Resources * Marketing including digital marketing * Finance and business planning * Social entrepreneurship * Sales * Technology including Deeptech and UX service design * Freelancing

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008280-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Apr 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 May 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £15,000,000 |
| Lots value | £15,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £372,295 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Active, Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 7RU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 7 |
| Supplier names | COLLIDER HEALTH; CREED NORTH; GROK GLOBAL SERVICES; INTO UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS; OMB RESEARCH; PARSEQ; XAPIEN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 66121000 - Mergers and acquisition services
- 66170000 - Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
- 66519600 - Actuarial services
- 66523000 - Pension fund consultancy services
- 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79311400 - Economic research services
- 79311410 - Economic impact assessment
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
- 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services
- 80530000 - Vocational training services

## Release History

- 22 Mar 2023 at 10:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008280-2023
- 10 Feb 2023 at 15:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004228-2023
- 6 Feb 2023 at 15:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003605-2023
- 28 Nov 2022 at 17:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033708-2022
- 11 Nov 2022 at 13:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032039-2022
- 15 Aug 2022 at 13:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022445-2022
- 11 Aug 2022 at 07:56 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022095-2022
- 25 Jul 2022 at 14:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020193-2022
- 6 Jun 2022 at 12:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015502-2022
- 10 Mar 2022 at 15:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006602-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=f00bf000-9e9f-ec11-8112-005056b64545
- https://www.ncl.ac.uk

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