Ecolabel utility: How to maximise effectiveness and minimise barriers for businesses and consumers

Official notice

Authority: Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£157,972published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 5 Feb 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Verian Group UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The requirement is to procure a Research Services provider to provide Research Services for Ecolabel Utility which include an online consumer survey with a choice experiment to build on a stage 1 project and gain primary research findings into what consumers want from ecolabels, focus groups with businesses across a range of sectors and depth interviews with business who have implemented ecolabels, as well as consumer focus groups to develop design principles for ecolabels

CPV: Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The requirement is for the Department to procure a Research Services provider to…Awarded

The requirement is for the Department to procure a Research Services provider to provide research services on Ecolabels which includes an online consumer survey with a choice experiment to build on a stage 1 project and gain primary research findings into what consumers want from ecolabels, focus groups with businesses across a range of sectors and depth interviews with business who have implemented ecolabels, as well as consumer focus groups to develop design principles for ecolabels

Delivery: UK

73110000 Research 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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 Mar 2024, 14:41 GMT
Last source update: 22 Mar 2024, 14:41 GMT
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-009425
Classification (CPV): Research services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044bdc Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The procurement was procured using a DPS - Research and Insights DPS - RM6126

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £157,9721 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 5 Feb 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Verian Group UK Limited	£157,972 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Ecolabel utility: How to maximise effectiveness and minimise barriers for businesses and consumers · Verian Group UK Limited
Signed
5 Feb 2024
Value
£157,972
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services London, UKContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Kantar Public UK LimitedAwarded supplier13663077 4 Millbank, London, UK, SW1P 3JA

Official documents & specifications

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