Published date: 9 March 2020

Last edited date: 19 May 2021

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


Closing: 24 February 2020, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000

Location of contract

SW1H 0ET

Value of contract

£49,906.64

Procurement reference

UK SBS - CR20012 - Business Survey: Retail Businesses' Experience of Using Digital Platforms

Published date

9 March 2020

Closing date

24 February 2020

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

2 March 2020

Contract end date

1 December 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The final date and time for the submission of bids was Monday, 24th February 2020 at 11:00am.

Brief Description of Requirement:
This project aims to understand the experience of using digital platforms for businesses of all sizes. For example, we wish to understand how and why they use platforms, and whether they use multiple platforms. In particular, the project aims to deliver evidence on the scale and extent of harmful practices used by digital platforms at the detriment of retail business users. Such practices can worsen outcomes for consumers, for example reducing choice and/or quality.

This contract was awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the Mini Competition document.

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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: http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/contracts/Pages/default.aspx

Award information

Awarded date

28 February 2020

Contract start date

2 March 2020

Contract end date

1 December 2020

Total value of contract

£49,906.64

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

IFF Research Limited

Address

5th Floor,
St Magnus House,
3 Lower Thames Street,
London,
UK,
EC3R 6HD

Reference

Companies House number: 00849983

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Attachments

Additional details

This Contracts Finder notice is updated in accordance with the contract end date changing from Monday, 1st June 2020 to Tuesday, 1st December 2020.

About the buyer

Contact name

Research

Address

Polaris House
SWINDON
SN21FL
England

Telephone

01793425076

Email

research@uksbs.co.uk