Office for Students: Office for Students: Evaluation of the Funding Competition - Student Engagement in Knowledge Exchange

UK-Bristol: Evaluation consultancy services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Office for Students
       Nicholson House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8SR, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1179317149, Email: procurement@officeforstudents.org.uk
       Contact: Paul Halsall
       Main Address: https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk
       NUTS Code: UKK1

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      General public services

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Office for Students: Evaluation of the Funding Competition - Student Engagement in Knowledge Exchange            
      Reference number: PRN1455

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Evaluation of the Joint Office for Students and Research England Funding Competition: Student Engagement in Knowledge Exchange – Demonstrating What Works for Students

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 164,429.38
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Evaluation of the Joint Office for Students and Research England Funding Competition: Student Engagement in Knowledge Exchange – Demonstrating What Works for Students. The OfS requires a Supplier to evaluate the funded scheme at programme level to identify key themes emerging across all projects and indicate the extent of benefits experienced and delivered by the students engaging in the activities. We also require the Supplier to support evaluation activity at the individual project level to optimise the effectiveness of the programme level evaluation.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9A67E9RWFD


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2020/S 29-68860
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: 1455    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 12/06/2020

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 7
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             SQW Limited, 01701564
             Oxford Centre for Innovation, New Road, Oxford, OX1 1BY, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKK1
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 164,429.38          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 164,429.38
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Office for Students
          Nicholson House, Lime Kiln Close, Bristol, BS34 8SR, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1179317149

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          Office for Students
          Nicholson House, Lime Kiln Close, Bristol, BS34 8SR, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1179317149

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          Office for Students
          Nicholson House, Lime Kiln Close, Bristol, BS34 8SR, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1179317149

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 16/06/2020