BEIS Business Insights Panel

Contract summary

Industry

• Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£3,280,000

Procurement reference

2421/05/2020

Published date

10 September 2020

Closing date

21 July 2020

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

20 August 2020

Contract end date

19 August 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

The procurement will provide the Department with a representative sample of UK businesses that have agreed to be part of the BEIS Business Insights Panel. Policy makers will be able to draw on the panel to conduct rapid and reliable quantitative and qualitative research with businesses. The supplier will recruit around 5,000 businesses across a range of sizes, sectors, and regions to form the panel, and then conduct small to medium scale research projects with the panel on a call-off basis to pre-agreed specifications and costs.

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More information

Attachments

• BEIS Variation to Contract Form BIP 12072021_final_signed (redacted).pdf
• Signed contract
• This is the variation signed between BEIS and IFF Research Limited. The variation exercises the extension option within the original contract in line with Regulation 72(1)(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The new end date for the contract is 19/09/2022.

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Award information

Awarded date

6 August 2020

Contract start date

20 August 2020

Contract end date

19 August 2022

Total value of contract

£3,280,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

IFF Research

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About the buyer

Contact name

Frances Pottier

Address

1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H0ET
England

Email

Frances.Pottier@beis.gov.uk