Published date: 30 March 2020

Last edited date: 16 February 2021

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


Closing: 2 March 2020, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

  • Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000

Location of contract

EC4Y 8JX

Value of contract

£0 to £80,000

Procurement reference

CR20019b - LPC Open Call for Research on the Impact of the National Minimum Wage

Published date

30 March 2020

Closing date

2 March 2020

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

11 March 2020

Contract end date

31 December 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 Monday, 2nd March 2020 14:00. DO
NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the
Delta eSourcing Portal. Brief Description of Requirement The aim of these studies is to
gain a better understanding of the impact of minimum wages, especially the National
Living Wage, and to help fill any gaps in our knowledge. These studies could examine
areas that have not been considered in any great depth in the literature; utilise new or
innovative sources of data; address the 'unknown unknowns'; or enable an extension of
previous work, whether that original research was funded by us or another organisation.
Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this
requirement. All attachments can be found with the Document Uploads tab within the
Delta eSourcing Portal. This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set
out in the ITQ / RFP document. How to Apply UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS)
will be using the Delta eSourcing Portal for this procurement. To register on the Delta
eSourcing portal please use the link https://uksbs.delta-esourcing.com and follow the
instructions to register. If you are already registered on the Delta eSourcing Portal and
wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://uksbs.deltaesourcing.
com and the follow the instructions to 'Login' Once you are logged into the
system you will be able to link yourself into this procurement using the Access Code:
5R5Q899654 Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation
"to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is
outside of the Contracting Authorities control.

More information

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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 Delta
eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity. As a user
of the Delta eSourcing Portal you will have access to the Delta messaging service which
facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific tender event.
Please note it is your responsibility to access these messages on a regular basis to
ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity. The
contracting authority expressly reserves the right: i. not to award any contract as a result
of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;and ii. to make
whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement; and in
no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by any
supplier. If the contracting authority decides to enter into a contract with the successful
supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being
awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is
accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders. 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 partner base please
review the following link:
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Award information

Awarded date

10 March 2020

Contract start date

11 March 2020

Contract end date

31 December 2020

Total value of contract

£37,660

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

National Institute of Economic and Social Research

Address

2 Dean Trench Street, Smith Square, London, UK, SW1P 3HE

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£37,660

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Attachments

About the buyer

Address

Polaris House
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Email

Research@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk