Expired contract

Consultancy Services for Research & Development Advice & Support for Herefordshire Businesses

Details

Buyer: Herefordshire Council
Supplier(s): Integrated Growth Solutions - iGS
Value: £133,727
Duration: 11 months
Topic: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published: 21 May 2024
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The service contract is to provide specialist non-financial advice to Herefordshire businesses on research and development. It is expected that the specialist advice will result in the development of new products and services, improved productivity and adopting new to firm technologies or processes. These should be delivered by the end of March 2025. Additional information: Herefordshire Council has published this contract opportunity on the 'Supplying the Southwest Portal'. To view the documentation related to this opportunity you will need to register on the portal if you are not already registered with Procontract, and express an interest in the opportunity. To register with Procontract on the Supplying the Southwest Portal, click on the link below or copy and paste the link into your browser's address bar: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

Timeline

Completed: Award date13 May 2024
Completed: Award published21 May 2024
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date31 March 2025

About the buyer

Herefordshire Council is the local authority for the county of Herefordshire, procuring through its own commissioning framework. Suppliers register free of charge on Supplying the South West, the council's electronic procurement and tendering portal. Contracts below a set value invite at least three local suppliers to tender directly for the work. Larger contracts follow a formal tendering process, governed by the Procurement Act 2023 and its regulations. The largest opportunities are also advertised nationally through the Find a Tender Service. Bidders above the relevant threshold must register separately on the Central Digital Platform to take part.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Herefordshire Council's contract awards have been in construction work, software and information systems and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

73000000 · Research and development services and related consultancy services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@herefordshire-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@herefordshire-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@herefordshire-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@herefordshire-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@herefordshire-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@herefordshire-council.gov