DHSC_OHID_Infant Feeding Survey 2022-24

Official notice

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI32)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 30 Mar 2022no call for competition

Awarded to IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD

Re-procurement plannedDHSC: OHID: Infant Feeding Survey 2027 · tender expected 9 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

CPV: Survey analysis services · Survey conduction services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Delivery of an Infant Feeding Survey (IFS) collecting data on breastfeeding, the use…Awarded

Delivery of an Infant Feeding Survey (IFS) collecting data on breastfeeding, the use of foods and drinks other than breastmilk in infancy and related relevant matters for England. Contract value awarded: £600,000 (excluding of VAT) with the possibility to make variation up to the value of £500,000 for the delivery of additional services of same nature of the contract that may include but not be limited to the following:

sample boosts to specific population groups
extension of the survey to regions covered by one or more devolved administrations
targeting of specific geographic regions
Follow-up Studies. Additional information: This is the award of a DPS call off contract under the Research and Insight agreement (RM6126) established by the Crown Commercial Services.

Delivery: London

79311200 Survey conduction services 79311300 Survey analysis services

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: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 31 Mar 2022, 14:17 BST
Last source update: 31 Mar 2022, 14:17 BST
Authority reference: C74255
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-008692
Classification (CPV): Survey analysis servicesSurvey conduction services
Delivery area: London (UKI32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03288f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Call off contract from Crow Commercial Service DPS Research and Insight (RM6126)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 21 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Mar 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 008692-2022-1 · IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD
Signed
30 Mar 2022
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic	1	—	£600,000 – £666,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health and Social Care

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTDAwarded supplier00948470 Ipsos UK 3 Thomas More Square London, London, Wales, E1W 1YW

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.