Published date: 25 January 2021

Last edited date: 15 February 2021

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: 22 February 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000

  • Market research services - 79310000

  • Survey services - 79311000

    • Social research services - 79315000

Location of contract

SO17 1BJ

Value of contract

£85,000

Procurement reference

2020UoS-0196

Published date

25 January 2021

Closing date

22 February 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

12 March 2021

Contract end date

12 March 2022

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 Department of Politics and International Relations are part of the University of Southampton, a leading research-intensive Russell Group University, ranked in the top 100 worldwide Universities by the QS World University Rankings 2020. Our world-class academic staff provide our students with the highest level of tuition and support throughout their studies across the University's Highfield Campus. We are proud that our students go on to have successful careers in a range of positions in the public and private sectors including government departments, think tanks, security analysis, political and financial marketing, campaign organisations and NGOs. Our current alumni work in diverse roles including political representatives, political advisors and senior civil servants in government, risk and data analysts, entrepreneurs managing start-ups in the private sector and campaign and project managers directing NGO work in the third sector. This procurement is to commission a single supplier to manage the organisation and delivery of a single survey (with some variations in questions) in a number of countries, as part of our cross-national enquiry on trust and trustworthiness in national and international governance. Our mandatory requirement focuses on the delivery of the survey in five countries, while our desirable requirement focuses on added value and further technical capabilities of the tenderer.

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The Department of Politics and International Relations are part of the University of Southampton, a leading research-intensive Russell Group University, ranked in the top 100 worldwide Universities by the QS World University Rankings 2020. Our world-class academic staff provide our students with the highest level of tuition and support throughout their studies across the University's Highfield Campus. We are proud that our students go on to have successful careers in a range of positions in the public and private sectors including government departments, think tanks, security analysis, political and financial marketing, campaign organisations and NGOs. Our current alumni work in diverse roles including political representatives, political advisors and senior civil servants in government, risk and data analysts, entrepreneurs managing start-ups in the private sector and campaign and project managers directing NGO work in the third sector. This procurement is to commission a single supplier to manage the organisation and delivery of a single survey (with some variations in questions) in a number of countries, as part of our cross-national enquiry on trust and trustworthiness in national and international governance. Our mandatory requirement focuses on the delivery of the survey in five countries, while our desirable requirement focuses on added value and further technical capabilities of the tenderer.

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Delivery Notes

The goods are to be delivered to:
The University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton. SO17 1BJ.


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Jo Fotheringham

Address

University Road, Highfield
Southampton
Hampshire
SO17 1BJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

02380 591823

Email

J.L.Fotheringham@soton.ac.uk