Published date: 17 January 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 14 February 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Transport systems consultancy services - 71311200

  • Market research services - 79310000

Location of contract

B19 3SD

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_229784/829382

Published date

17 January 2020

Closing date

14 February 2020

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) currently resources most of its Market Research requirements from Lot 4 of its Professional Services framework that expires in February 2020.

The purpose of this procurement is to retender this provision which will now consist of the following two elements in one Framework Agreement, over a maximum term of four years:

- Lot 1: Quantitative Research
- Lot 2: Qualitative Research

Bidders can apply to be included either for Lot 1 and / or Lot 2 and it is intended to qualify a minimum of 4 consultants across both Lots of the framework.

Consultancy support through this Framework Agreement will be required to help TfWM (Transport for West Midlands), part of the WMCA, to understand how customers perceive the strengths and weaknesses of the transport offer and which aspects of new scheme investment generates increased usage and improved levels of satisfaction.

In order to access the documents and submit a bid please do so through BravoSolution, the WMCA's e-tendering portal (https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk). The tender reference is itt_734 and if you are not already registered on BravoSolution it is free and usually only takes a few minutes.

Please see the Specification and associated documents for further details of the requirement.

Bids are being assessed on the basis of 70% quality and 30% price. Only those organisations that have answered all of the questions and provided all supporting documents satisfactorily in the Qualification Envelope will go on to have their tenders evaluated.

Please submit all responses by the tender deadline which is 1200 noon on Friday 14th February 2020 via BravoSolution and the deadline for any clarification questions, also via BravoSolution, is 1200 noon on Monday 10th February 2020.


About the buyer

Contact name

West Midlands Combined Authority

Address

16 Summer Lane
Birmingham
B19 3SD
England

Email

procurement.team@wmca.org.uk

Website

www.wmca.org.uk