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Published 19 Mar 2021, 12:03 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

QUB/1996/21 Research Contractor to conduct the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey

Official notice

Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Published estimate£216,000exc. VAT13.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 30 Apr 2021awarded 25 Jun 2021
Awarded to IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The aim of the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey is to provide a time-series and a public record of how the attitudes and behaviour of adults in Northern Ireland develop on a wide range of social policy issues. The survey is designed to meet two distinctive but complementary needs: 1. a local resource for use by the general public; 2. data to inform a more theoretical academic debate within the field of social policy research. The purpose of this procurement is to appoint a Research Contractor to conduct the survey on behalf of Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster University.Please note: the award of this contract and the appointment of a Research Contractor will be subject to confirmation of funding.

CPV: Market research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The Contract shall be for one round of the survey in 2021, with the option to extend to a further one round of the survey in 2022, subject to satisfactory performance and funding. This option to extend shall be entirely at the discretion of Queen’s. · The Contract shall be for one round of the survey in 2021, with the option to extend to a further one round of the survey in 2022, subject to satisfactory performance and funding.Variant bids: not allowed
79310000 Market research services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
19 Mar 2021, 12:03 GMT
Last source update
6 Jul 2021, 16:24 BST
Award evaluation window
30 Apr 2021 – …
Authority reference
QUB/1996/21
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-015587
Classification (CPV)
Market research services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029d5c Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

This authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to Tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.The Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
30 Apr 2021, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
30 Apr 2021, 16:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelf… ↗

Timeline

30 Apr 2021 → 28 Aug 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Apr 2021, 16:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    30 Apr 2021, 16:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    6 Jul 2021, 16:24 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    28 Aug 2021, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Jul 2021, 16:24 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £186,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jun 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTDResearch Contractor for Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey£186,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Research Contractor for Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey · IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD

    Signed
    25 Jun 2021
    Value
    £186,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Queen's University Belfast

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation University Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Ulster UniversityContracting authority Coleraine, Northern IrelandContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria