Official UK procurement notice
DHSC: ASC: S.18(3) Uptake Research
Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 22 Sept 2023no call for competition
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionExternal research on the likely uptake of Section 18(3) of the Care Act as part of Social Care Reform.
CPV: Market research services · Social research services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Framework mini competitionAwarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Oct 2023, 19:30 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Oct 2023, 19:30 BST
- Authority reference
C125488- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-029180- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0407a5Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Competed via CCS Framework. Suppliers down selected from Framework suppliers and Prior publication not required.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Sept 2023
1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 029180-2023-1
- Signed
- 22 Sept 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | — | — | £160,000 – £160,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.