Expired contract

BE23095 - Provision for The Implementation of the Transforming Foundation Industries (TFI) Communication Plan

Details

Buyer: UK Shared Business Services - UKSBS
Supplier(s): COPPER CONSULTANCY LIMITED
Value: £41,650
Duration: 7 months
Topic: Research and development consultancy services
Published: 12 September 2023
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

***This is an award notice and not a call for Competition. This requirement was awarded following a Mini Competition process against Crown Commercial Services Framework RM6124 Communications Marketplace DPS**** . The Innovate UK (IUK) Transforming Foundation Industries (TFI) Challenge seeks to procure support to implement its communications plan, enabling the various options and routes for communicating the TFI narrative to different stakeholders. The communications plan is an output of the two-year communications strategy for the TFI to improve awareness and increase engagement with key stakeholders. The communications strategy details several options that will contribute to positive outcomes and align with key TFI programme milestones, which now require implementation. This contract will be let on a 7 + 6 + 6 month basis. Initial Call-Off (7 months) - Maximum £41,650.00 excluding VAT. There is no commitment to utilise the extensions as they are subject to budget approval and confirmation to proceed by the Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to conclude the Contract after the initial 7 month call off period.

Timeline

Completed: Award date1 September 2023
Completed: Award published12 September 2023
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date5 April 2024

About the buyer

UK Shared Business Services - UKSBS is a central government shared services provider whose procurement team runs procurements for public bodies such as UK Research & Innovation. Frameworks hosted by the service, such as one for laboratory consumables, are open to eligible public bodies. Advice on procurement routes and supplier performance sits with the same team. Suppliers to the shared service centre itself have mostly been appointed through Crown Commercial Service frameworks.

Over the past 5 years, most of UK Shared Business Services - UKSBS's contract awards have been in business services, software and information systems and research and development.

Decision makers

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