Contract award notice

Information

Published

External Reference: 2024-512991

FTS Reference: 2024-004805

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

West Yorkshire Combined Authority
8876556
Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street
Leeds
LS1 2DE
UK
Contact person: Sukhninder Kaur
Telephone: +44 1133481770
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es):
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

External Creative Growth DCMS Grant Delivery Partner
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

98000000  -  Other community, social and personal services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Funded by the DCMS, the Create Growth Programme (CGP) aims to stimulate investment into the creative industries (CI).
The CGP comprises three complementary strands:
A) business support targeted at the creative industries;
B) finance;
C) investor capacity-building activities.
The successful tenderer will be expected to deliver strand A (business support), and collaborate with Innovate UK on strand B (finance) and strand C (investor capacity building).
As such, the delivery partner should be able to demonstrate extensive experience of delivering business support activities for CIs, a track-record of securing investment funds from local, regional and national investment networks, and experience of working with the investor community to build capacity and confidence to invest in CI businesses.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  445492.75  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79000000  -  Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
98000000  -  Other community, social and personal services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Funded by the DCMS, the Create Growth Programme (CGP) aims to stimulate investment into the creative industries (CI).
The CGP comprises three complementary strands:
A) business support targeted at the creative industries;
B) finance;
C) investor capacity-building activities.
The successful tenderer will be expected to deliver strand A (business support), and collaborate with Innovate UK on strand B (finance) and strand C (investor capacity building).
As such, the delivery partner should be able to demonstrate extensive experience of delivering business support activities for CIs, a track-record of securing investment funds from local, regional and national investment networks, and experience of working with the investor community to build capacity and confidence to invest in CI businesses.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Methodology - Understanding and Approach  /  Weighting:  150
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Methodology - Service Design and Delivery  /  Weighting:  150
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Resource  /  Weighting:  200
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Timescales and Project Management  /  Weighting:  150
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Added Value  /  Weighting:  100
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Risk Identification and Mitigation  /  Weighting:  50
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Social Value  /  Weighting:  100
Price  -  Weighting:  100
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

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
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 FTS: 2023/S 000-029032

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Create Growth Programme DCMS Grant Delivery Partner

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

22/01/2024
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Creative England Limited
Tomorrow Building, 130 Broadway, Suite 7 ,2nd Floor, MediaCityUK
Salford
M50 2AB
UK
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  445492.75  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court of England and Wales
London
UK

VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street
Leeds
LS1 2DE
UK