Published date: 24 May 2018

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


Closing: 25 April 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research laboratory services - 73111000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£20,000

Procurement reference

tender_167755/676992

Published date

24 May 2018

Closing date

25 April 2018

Contract start date

25 April 2018

Contract end date

25 April 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Department for Work and Pensions is looking to hire a research facility on a time and materials basis.

The research will be varied, with a number of DWP projects utilising the lab over the course of the year. Lab space could be used for a number of different activities depending on the phase of the project. Possible activities could include:
-- Usability and accessibility testing
-- Interviews and focus groups

The specific needs will vary by research session for each project, but the research lab should generally:
-- Be fully accessible for those with physical and/or mental heath conditions or long term health conditions
-- Have an observation room that can host at least 12 people with either a 1 way mirror or video and audio streamed from the research space
-- Must be easily accessible by public transport and have parking nearby
-- Must have the facility for participants to be video and audio recorded and files transferred securely to the researchers in MPEG format on the day of the research
-- Must have unrestricted Wi-Fi
-- Provide an internet access device (PC or laptop)

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Award information

Awarded date

25 April 2018

Contract start date

25 April 2018

Contract end date

25 April 2019

Total value of contract

£20,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

SimpleUsability

Address

Marshall Mills, Marshall Street, Leeds, LS11 9YJ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Caxton House, Tothill Street
London
SW1H 9NA
England

Email

COMMERCIALDIRECTORATE.UC-WA@DWP.GSI.GOV.UK