Public procurement notice: Dynamic Purchasing System
Published: 2018-02-22
Buyer: Technology Strategy Board (referred to herinafter as Innovate UK)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 79421100
Estimated value: 40000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-01-31
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Innovate UK is establishing a Dynamic purchasing system (DPS) as a means of awarding contracts for monitoring services.
Innovate UK provides grant funding to individuals and organisations involved in developing technology and science innovations. It is vital for Innovate UK that the performance and progress of publicly funded projects are monitored to ensure that the funding is used properly and effectively.
The DPS is divided into a number of Lots based on the different areas of innovation to which the innovation projects relate. The DPS is a completely electronic tendering system through which Monitoring services providers (MSPs) can apply to be admitted to a specific Lot. Interested parties must specify which Lots they are applying to join. Admission to a Lot or Lots is no guarantee of work, but innovate UK's intention would be to invite tenders from MSPs within Lots for future Monitoring services opportunities.
As guidance this additive manufacturing / 3D Printing Lot includes projects funded that comprise of the exploitation of AM/3DP (includes pre and post processing) to achieve improved properties and/or cost savings to enable direct manufacture of complex or novel parts.
A prospective Monitoring services provider must demonstrate their capability and relevant experience to provide monitoring assurance of projects addressing any of the scope described above in this lot, which is unique, within this DPS, to the Additive manufacturing / 3D Printing Lot.
The initial duration of the DPS is for 24 months however Innovate UK reserves the right to extend the DPS for two further 12 month periods to a total duration of 48 months.
The initial duration of the DPS is for 24 months however Innovate UK reserves the right to extend the DPS for 2 further 12 month periods to a total duration of 48 months.
Please see section VI.3) for additional information about Innovate UK, UKRI, and instructions of how to access the DPS Portal to register expressions of interest.
As guidance this Advanced materials not elsewhere classified Lot will include projects funded that comprise of the manufacture, manipulation, synthesis and characterisation of advanced materials where expertise is needed that cannot easily be defined elsewhere.
NB This lot excludes the manufacture, manipulation, synthesis and characterisation of the following materials:
Nanotechnology/ nanomaterials, Composites, Coatings, thin films and surfaces, Metals/metallurgy, Ceramics, Polymers, Non-metallics, Electronics and sensors.
A prospective Monitoring services provider must demonstrate their capability and relevant experience to provide monitoring assurance of projects addressing any of the scope described in the Specification and associated Lot Description document, which is unique, within this DPS, to the Advanced Materials NEC Lot.
The initial duration of the DPS is for 24 months however innovate UK reserves the right to extend the DPS for 2 further 12 month periods to a total duration of 48 months.
The initial duration of the DPS is for 24 months however Innovate UK reserves the right to extend the DPS for 2 further 12 month periods to a total duration of 48 months.
Please see section VI.3) for additional information about Innovate UK, UKRI, and instructions of how to access the DPS Portal to register expressions of interest.

Eligibility requirements: All applications to the DPS will be assessed in line with the selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents and in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, as amended. Conditions for participation are set out in the DPS Documentation available at https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/account/login?cid=INNOVATEUK

Award value: 40000000