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PS25037 - Appointment of Administrators for Innovate UK Loans

UKRI

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: UKRI

Buyer Address: Polaris House, Swindon, UKK14, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom

Contact Email: Commercial@ukri.org

Buyer Name: UK Shared Business Services Limited

Buyer Address: Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, UKK14, SN2 1FF, United Kingdom

Contact Email: Professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
200000.0 GBP
Gross: 240000.0 GBP
Published
14 Apr 2025, 14:45
Deadline
22 May 2025, 10:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
79100000 - Legal services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Thursday 22nd May 2025 at 11:00 hrs DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal. Brief Description of Requirement At present the IUKL loan portfolio consists of around 260 businesses with an overall exposure of £219m. Due to the early-stage nature of the businesses in the portfolio the expectation is that a considerable number will not be successful in achieving their objectives and will ultimately be unable to repay their innovation loan as planned. If a company is in debt and cannot pay the money that it owes it will typically be placed into administration. To facilitate this process there will be an appointment of an administrator either by the directors, a creditor or the court to fulfil the administration process. To date there have been 41 businesses in the IUKL portfolio that have entered administration, however in all bar one of these cases the administrator has been appointed by the company themselves when they have filed for administration. The exception to this was for a potential fraudulent case and the administrators were appointed from the previous panel that IUKL had. Whilst there is currently the provision for IUKL to appoint an administrator under the terms of the debenture noted above, there is not the necessary process in place for an administrator to be appointed directly by IUKL. Therefore, the current issue is logistical rather than not having the necessary rights. This procurement is to address the requirement in some case for IUKL to appoint an administrator and to have an existing contract in place which can be utilised when required. The administrator should be licensed insolvency practitioners based within the UK. Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the Supplier Attachments tab within the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal. This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria as set out in the RFP document. How to Apply UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UKSBS) will be using the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal for this procurement. To register on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal please use the link https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ and follow the instructions to register as a supplier. If you are already registered on the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/. Once you are logged into the system you will be able to locate the Procurement you wish to leave a bid on by clicking the ITTs Open to All Suppliers and searching for the reference number PS25037 and Jaggaer ITT reference number 2064.

Linked Documents

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015046-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 200,000.00

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 240,000.00

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2025-07-01T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2027-06-30T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Commercial (5%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Technical (95%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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