Published date: 25 October 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 16 August 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£0 to £110,000

Procurement reference

CR19053

Published date

25 October 2019

Closing date

16 August 2019

Contract start date

19 August 2019

Contract end date

23 March 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Friday
9th August 2019 at 11:00am. DO NOT apply directly to the
buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through
the CCS eSourcing Portal. Brief Description of Requirement
This research project will complement policy work on the
phasing out of high-carbon fossil fuels in the 2020's in offgas-
grid areas. Work in this area is a priority for taking
action to reduce carbon emissions in the 2020s. Please
ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full
understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be
found with the RFx attachments tab within the Emptoris
System. This contract will be awarded based on the
evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ document. How to
Apply As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared
Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial
Service (CCS), UK SBS will be using the CCS eSourcing
Suite for this procurement. To register on the CCS
eSourcing portal please follow the details contained within
the Additional Information section of this notice. If you are
already registered on the CCS eSourcing portal and wish to
register your interest in this opportunity please email;
expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk Your email
must clearly state: • the name and reference for the
procurement you wish to register for; • the name of the
registered Bidder; • the name and contact details for the
registered individual sending the email. Please disregard
any content in this notice that requests your organisation
"to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a
system generated erro

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Social research with Non-domestic consumers and installers of Off Gas Grid Heating

  • Opportunity
  • Published 6 August 2019, last edited 6 August 2019

Attachments

Links

Additional text

DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER

All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts)

Responses must be received by the date in the tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity.

How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite

If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'.

Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.

Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk.

Your email must clearly state:
• name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for;
• name of the registered Bidder;
• name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.

Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder.

As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event.

Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information.

For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk: Telephone: 0345 010 3503

Training documents to support Bidders to utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section.

About UK Shared Business Services

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise.

Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority.

Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations.

For full details of our partne

Award information

Awarded date

24 September 2019

Contract start date

25 September 2019

Contract end date

17 April 2020

Total value of contract

£104,084

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Impact Research Ltd

Address

3 The Quintet, Churchfield Road,
Walton-on-Thomas, UK, KT12 2TZ

Reference

None

Value of contract

£104,084

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Research

Address

Polaris House
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Telephone

01793425051

Email

Research@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk