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Published 7 Feb 2023, 11:10 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

QUB/2336/23 Northern Ireland Life and Times (NILT) Survey

Official notice

Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£216,000exc. VAT13.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Mar 2023awarded 6 Apr 2023
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 provide: 1. a local resource for use by the general public; 2. trusted and independent evidence to inform policy making;3. a data source to inform a more theoretical academic. The survey currently has a large array of users both within the academic sector and more widely. This includes academic experts within the fields of Sociology, Social Policy, Politics and Psychology; policy-makers in district councils, government departments and other agencies; grass-roots community groups; lobbyists; students and schoolchildren; journalists and others needing background data for their work. The survey website can be found at www.ark.ac.uk/nilt.The ↗ purpose of this procurement is to appoint a Research Contractor to conduct the survey on behalf of

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 for 2023, with the option to extend for a further one round in 2024. · The contract shall be for one round of the survey for 2023, with the option to extend for a further one round in 2024.Variant bids: not allowed

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
Quality: 45%Price: 55%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 45%
  • price: 55%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 45
  • Price: 55
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
7 Feb 2023, 11:10 GMT
Last source update
6 Apr 2023, 09:41 BST
Award evaluation window
13 Mar 2023 – …
Authority reference
QUB/2336/23
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-010074
Classification (CPV)
Market research services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a364 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

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
13 Mar 2023, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Mar 2023, 16:10 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Mar 2023 → 6 Apr 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Mar 2023, 16:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    13 Mar 2023, 16:10 GMT
  3. Notice published
    6 Apr 2023, 09:41 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Apr 2023, 09:41 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £187,2501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Apr 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTDContract for a Research Contractor to Conduct the Northern Ireland Life and Times (NILT) Survey£187,250 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract for a Research Contractor to Conduct the Northern Ireland Life and Times (NILT) Survey · IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD

    Signed
    6 Apr 2023
    Value
    £187,250
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Queen's University Belfast

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Queen's UniversityReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.