# UK SBS CR19014 Entrepreneurial-University Eco-System: research support

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED](/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [SQW Ltd](/contract-winners/sqw/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £49,901
- Award date: 3 April 2019
- Published: 15 April 2019
- Contract start: 4 April 2019
- Contract end: 30 September 2019
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: be06541c-38d6-4074-bf61-f6327d62b716-283848
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-83d3b4e6-e514-481b-bf39-c0db5b3bb4d3

## Description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Tuesday 05th March 2019 at 14\.00 DO NOT apply directly to the buyer\. All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal\. Brief Description of Requirement The main aim of the work is to support the work of a RE/universities expert group convened: • To appraise critically the concept of the "entrepreneurial-university eco-system"\. • To develop a model of its intended outcomes \(related to new technology/knowledge-based firm formation\), key components \(ingredients to entrepreneurship\) and key policies and processes \(eg enablers, linkages\) - what it is, how it works, what it achieves, how it developed and how it can be improved\. • To test the model in a likely well developed eco-system: greater London\. • To advise Research England on the applicability of the model beyond London\. • To identify further steps that might be taken collaboratively across the London university sector and its eco-system to achieve better outcomes\. Longer term impacts may include increased R&D intensity in the UK economy, improved international comparative advantage in knowledge/technology intensive start up and scale up, growth and productivity\. This tender is to secure appropriate experts to support the first stage of the project\. Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement\. All attachments can be found with the RFx attachments tab within the Emptoris System\. This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ document\. How to Apply As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd \(UK SBS\) and Crown Commercial Service \(CCS\), UK SBS will be using the CCS eSourcing Suite for this procurement\. To register on the CCS eSourcing portal please follow the details contained within the Additional Information section of this notice\. If you are already registered on the CCS eSourcing portal and wish to register your interest in this opportunity please email; expressionofinterest@crowncommercial\.gov\.uk Your email must clearly state: • the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; • the name of the registered Bidder; • the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email\. Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control\. Additional information: DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 \(Threshold amounts\) Responses must be received by the date in the tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity\. How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing\.cabinetoffice\.gov\.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'\. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number \(as provided by Dun and Bradstreet\) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so\. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement\. This is done by emailing expressionofinterest@crowncommercial\.gov\.uk\. Your email must clearly state: • name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; • name of the registered Bidder; • name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email\. Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite\. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done\. The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing\.cabinetoffice\.gov\.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder\. As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event\. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information\. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk: Telephone: 0345 010 3503 Training documents to support Bidders to utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section\. About UK Shared Business Services UK Shared Business Services Ltd \(UK SBS\) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise\. Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority\. Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers\. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/be06541c-38d6-4074-bf61-f6327d62b716-283848)