PS21184 Commercial Due Diligence of Grant Application

The final date and time for the submission of bids is 28th September 2021 at 14:00

DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.

All tender information MUST be submitted through the Delta eSourcing Portal.

Brief Description of Requirement

We require the services of a specialist supplier with extensive skills, knowledge and expertise in relation to the steel industry to conduct a specialist commercial due diligence of a very significant grant application for a company in the UK. The supplier will be required to evaluate assumptions made in the company's business plan before we can finalise the grant award.

Scope of Work

The supplier will have to demonstrate extensive expertise and knowledge of the steel sector and utilise this in evaluating and critically assessing the credibility of the commercial aspects of the company Business Plan ('BP') against future steel supply and demand expectations in the UK and key export markets, including, but not limited to: • Overview of the supply and demand outlook for each product category referenced in the BP; • Assessment of the BP sales volume, price realisation and market share projections in each major product category set against the market outlook; • Assessment of the impact of the current steel tariff/safeguard regime may have on the company's exports; • Setting a RAG rating against the long-term projections for each product category; • Suggesting an alternative range of commercial outcomes (volume, price, margin) for each product category where the BP projections are considered unrealistic or aggressive.

PLEASE NOTE: the supplier will have to demonstrate extensive skills and expertise in relation to understanding and analysing the steel market specifically. This piece of work requires extensive knowledge of the steel industry in order to provide credible assessment of the above scope items.

Reliance Basis

It is essential that the final report be provided on a reliance basis. This reliance basis must be provided on the basis that the full due diligence provider can use the report in their assessment of the company's grant application. This reliance basis must be included in the quoted price.

This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria as set out in the ITQ document.

How to Apply

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Delta eSourcing Portal for this procurement.

To register on the Delta eSourcing portal please use the link https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ and follow the instructions to register.

If you are already registered on the Delta eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ and the follow the instructions to 'Log in'

Once you are logged into the system you will be able to link yourself into this procurement using the Access Code: 85N727Y58R

Additional information: DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER

All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations that apply to this opportunity.

Responses must be received by the date and time in the tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the Delta eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered by the Contracting Authority further for this opportunity. Interested organisations should ensure that they allow a sufficiency of time, prior to the deadline to allow all sections to be completed in full and any attachments to be uploaded.

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The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right:

i. not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and

ii. to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement; and under no circumstances as part of your organisations participation in this opportunity, will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by any organisation as a result. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a contract with any successful organisation(s), this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of your organisation in doing so.

About UK Shared Business Services

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise.

Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority.

Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations.

For full details of our partner base please review the following link: http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/contracts/Pages/default.aspx