The Contracting Entity intends to procure a services contract for the provision of an employee incubation and commercialisation service for new venture exploration, experimentation and exploitation at ESB X_Site - in Dublin.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-09-19.
The procurement was published on 2022-08-12.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: X_Site Support Services
SSCON6450
Products/services: Business development consultancy services📦
Short description:
“The Contracting Entity intends to procure a services contract for the provision of an employee incubation and commercialisation service for new venture...”
Short description
The Contracting Entity intends to procure a services contract for the provision of an employee incubation and commercialisation service for new venture exploration, experimentation and exploitation at ESB X_Site - in Dublin.
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Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Lot 1 – Idea Incubation and Experimentation
• Creativity stimulation and design enabling the generation of new venture ideas (ideation)
• Evaluation of ideas with the engagement of the relevant subject matter expertise
• Design and delivery of Incubator Methodologies to transition new employee business ideas from concept stage to investor ready proposition status
• Provision of all specialist mentors, subject matter expertise and incubation management
• Content capture and creation on behalf of ESB for external PR and internal ESB usage
• Formal reporting to ESB management on a regular basis to be defined including proposed KPIs for incubation
• User & Customer Recruitment for customer empathy, problem validation and “learning” experiments
• UX design, or similar expert support for prototype and wireframe development
• Support for ESB X_Site throughout incubation
• Deliverables from venture incubation - Experiment Planning and delivery, investment, timescales, partnerships etc
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals:
“At the date of issuing this PQQ it is envisaged that the services will be required for an initial Three (3) years with an option to extend by a further Five...”
Description of renewals
At the date of issuing this PQQ it is envisaged that the services will be required for an initial Three (3) years with an option to extend by a further Five (5) of Three (3) plus Two (2) years (total 8 years).
Show more Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 8
2️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 2 – New Venture Commercialisation and Go to Market
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Lot 2 – New Venture Commercialisation and Go to Market
• New venture experimentation and MVP launch and iteration
• Design and delivery of a...”
Description of the procurement
Lot 2 – New Venture Commercialisation and Go to Market
• New venture experimentation and MVP launch and iteration
• Design and delivery of a Commercialisation Assessment tool to transition potential start up from experimentation to establishment of a relevant commercial entity
• Provision of mentoring, and subject matter expertise for new venture team
• Stakeholder Management
• Investment (funding) identification of potential partners/investors; ownership/revenue division and Revenue Model definition and projections
• Pitching and documentation preparation
• Grant application – source application and advisory
• Intellectual Property protection and advisory
• Formal reporting to ESB management on a regular basis to be defined including proposed KPIs for commercialisation & proposed governance approach
• Support for ESB X_Site
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 220613” Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 220613” Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 220613”
Procedure Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-09-19
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Complementary information Review body
Name: Chief Registrar
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏
Source: OJS 2022/S 157-451363 (2022-08-12)
Contract award notice (2023-04-14) Object Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots ✅ Information about options
Options ✅
Description of options: 3 + 2-year extension option available.
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 157-451363
Award of contract
1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: Lot 1 – Idea Incubation and Experimentation
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-03-02 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators ✅ Name and address of the contractor
Name: BluSpecs SL
National registration number: ESB88196951
Postal address: Calle Moscatelar 1N, Madrid, Spain, 28043
Postal town: Madrid
Country: Spain 🇪🇸
Phone: +34 911649324📞
E-mail: mdrago@bluspecs.com📧
Region: España 🏙️
URL: http://www.bluspecs.com🌏
The contractor is an SME ✅
2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-02-15 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Insight Out
National registration number: 7328687G
Postal address: 65 Johnstown Road, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 863835929📞
E-mail: diane@insightout.ie📧
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
URL: http://www.insightout.ie🌏
3️⃣
Contract Number: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: UpThink Innovation Agency
National registration number: 3206144CH
Postal address: 38 Mather Road North, Mount Merrion
Phone: +353 862073841📞
E-mail: mary.cronin@upthink.works📧
URL: http://www.upthink.works🌏
4️⃣
Title: Lot 2 – New Venture Commercialisation and Go to Market
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-02-09 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Iot tribe ltd
National registration number: GB 282459379
Postal address: 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 9JQ
Postal town: London
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
E-mail: admin@iottribe.org📧
Region: United Kingdom 🏙️
Source: OJS 2023/S 077-232869 (2023-04-14)