Pipeline Framework: CS22123 – BEIS – Queens Awards Assessment Services

A pipeline has been launched for CS22123 – BEIS – Queens Awards Assessment Services.The contract start Date is 31 August 2022. Approach to market date is 6 June 2022.***THIS FUTURE OPPORTUNITY NOTICE IS TO NOTIFY SUPPLIERS OF AN UPCOMING REQUIREMENT THE DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY WILL BE LAUNCHING DURING JUNE 2022. THIS NOTICE IS TO PROVIDE THE MARKET EARLY NOTIFICATION OF THE REQUIREMENT COMING TO THE MARKET TO ALLOW PREPARATION***SummaryThe Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are the UK’s most prestigious awards for businesses. The Awards recognise and reward outstanding achievement by UK companies. They are managed by the Queen’s Awards Office (QAO) in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Awards are presented in four separate categories. The aim of the tender exercise is to establish a 3-year contract to support the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to procure contractor(s) to provide technical assessment services for the four Queen’s Awards categories. Tenderers are invited to bid for one or more lots. We aim to appoint one successful supplier per Lot.The award of this Contract will be based on 4 Lots:Lot 1; Innovation Application AppraisalLot 2; International Trade Application AppraisalLot 3; Promoting Opportunity Application AppraisalLot 4; Sustainable Development Application AppraisalFor further information on the lot structure and requirements please refer to the supporting information uploaded to the attachments section of this notice.For the avoidance of doubt, this notice is not a Call for Competition; a Contract Notice will be issued as a Call for Competition.This is a potential opportunity from the government, and the pipeline gives advance notice of an opportunity that might be offered by the public sector in the future – allowing potential suppliers to plan accordingly. When a public sector organisation publishes a pipeline notice, it does not necessarily mean that an opportunity will be offered in the future.For more information contact: UK Shared Business Services Limited, Polaris House, North Star Avenue, SWINDON SN21FF. Tel: 01793 425065. Email: CoreServices@uksbs.co.uk Website: www.uksbs.co.uk (Core Services)