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title: "UKRI-3363 IUK NZL Thriving Places Service Delivery Partner -Lot 1"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-041802"
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published: "2024-05-07"
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# UKRI-3363 IUK NZL Thriving Places Service Delivery Partner -Lot 1

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-041802

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## Summary

The UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) is seeking a Service Delivery Partner for its Net Zero Living: Thriving Places programme. The procurement involves providing expert support to local authorities and partners in areas like Visioning and Citizen Engagement. The contract value is £3,325,000. The procurement method is an open procedure, with a tender end date of 20th December 2023. This contract opportunity is currently active.

This tender by UK Research & Innovation presents opportunities for business growth, particularly for small or medium enterprises (SMEs) in the business and management consultancy services sector. Businesses specialising in areas such as visioning, citizen engagement, net zero planning, finance, and policy & regulation are well-suited to compete for this contract. Interested parties should consider the contract period of two years with a possible extension of up to 18 months, and the award criteria of 90% quality and 10% price when preparing their bids.

## Notice

Innovate UK, a part of United Kingdom Research & Innovation, is procuring a Technical Assistance Pool to provide expert support to local authorities and their partners funded by its Net Zero Living: Thriving Places programme to accelerate their net zero journey.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Innovate UK, a part of UK Research & Innovation, is procuring a Technical Assistance Pool to provide expert support to local authorities and their partners funded by its Net Zero Living: Thriving Places programme to accelerate their net zero journey. The Technical Assistance Pool will be delivering support as part of Innovate UK's integrated capacity building and upskilling package, Future Ready, alongside other programme delivery partners. There are three core functions within Future Ready that the Technical Assistance Pool will be expected to deliver: Net Zero Academy: Training and upskilling modules; Dedicated 121 Support and Insights Generation and consolidation . There are four key areas of expertise that we are seeking to procure, each as an individual lot. Suppliers can apply to one or multiple lots and we welcome collaborative applications. Please note any consortiums or collaborations will be required to bid under a lead supplier as a sub-contractor. UKRI-3363 Lot 1: Visioning and Citizen Engagement UKRI-3462 Lot 2: Net Zero Planning UKRI-3463 Lot 3: Finance & Investment UKRI-3464 Lot 4: Policy & Regulation This requirement is for Lot 1 Visioning and Citizen Engagement only. Supplier will be expected to start straight after award of contract. The budget for initial period of two years is up to PS1,400,000.00 plus an options value of PS700,000.00 and possible extension period of 18 months PS1,225,000.00 Max. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/49E8R4296X

Options: Options (max value PS700,000.00) may be included if relevant and not relied upon to complete the requirement- see tender docs for full details.

Renewal: there is an option to renew the contract for up to 18 months subject to review and written confirmation by UKRI.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014489-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Apr 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,325,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,399,970 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| 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 INVOLVE FOUNDATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 7 May 2024 at 11:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014489-2024
- 13 Nov 2023 at 19:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033534-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ukri.org
- https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com
- https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=860115272
- https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/49E8R4296X

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