Official UK procurement notice
Research on the impact of strategic communication interventions
Authority: Cabinet Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Cabinet Office (the 'Authority') has awarded a contract to the supplier to deliver an evidence-base research of what impact strategic communications intervention has had on the audience, actor and environment related to dis- and misinformation.
CPV: Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The contract was Direct Awarded under Reg 32(2)(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015Awarded
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
- 25 Feb 2022, 12:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Feb 2022, 12:48 GMT
- Authority reference
GCSEXP21090005- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-005293- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031b49Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
"This contract was Direct Awarded under Reg 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Procurement Regulations.
Competition was absent for technical reasons for the following reasons:
- 1. Unique Access, Trust & Influence to HMG partners in our International Security Network. A trusted intermediary with unique connections beyond the UK government working on high-level research on disinformation. Given the sensitivities of the subject matter this was critical to open up trusted dialogue amongst HMG's strategic partners.
- 2. Pattrn Analytics & Intelligence Ltd. and the Digital Forensics Lab are at the forefront of research around disinformation, computational propaganda and digital manipulation combined with advanced machine learning techniques in disinformation research.
Access, Trust & Influence: Pattrn Analytics & Intelligence Ltd., provides advanced insights on global information operations, data flows and public understanding of critical issues in disinformation. Pattrn Analytics & Intelligence Ltd. has a critical working relationship with HMG strategic partners which has been built up over many years; the US-based Atlantic Council and its research arm, the Digital Forensic Research lab, as well as a number of international institutions and NGOs working against disinformation. This provides the opportunity to learn from the expertise of UK allies facing similar disinformation threats to national security and incorporate global successes and approaches into the work.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pattrn Analytics and Intelligence LtdSME | £139,840 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Research on the impact of strategic communication interventions · Pattrn Analytics and Intelligence LtdSME
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2021
- Value
- £139,840
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Pattrn Analytics and Intelligence LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.