Published date: 5 August 2020

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


Closing: 5 September 2019, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Market research services - 79310000

Location of contract

SE1 9HA

Value of contract

£20,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_215505/877587

Published date

5 August 2020

Closing date

5 September 2019

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

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

Ofcom's Market Research team commissions primary research services for a range of teams across the organisation, including Consumer Policy, Spectrum Policy Group, Competition Group and the Content and Strategy teams. Examples of our work can be located in the Market Research section of the Ofcom website:

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data

There are four Market Research Lots in the new framework for the provision of standard market research services, each of which relate to a broad area of standard research expertise; quantitative, qualitative, omnibus and online panel research. If Ofcom has a specialist or niche market research service requirement we may choose to commission that through the framework, or we may choose to commission it via an open Invitation to Tender Process, by inviting specialist suppliers to bid.

At this stage of the process, Applicants are invited to express an interest in providing standard market research services to Ofcom in one or more of these lots. Applicants that pass this initial assessment will be invited to take part in the second stage of the tender. If successful in the second stage of the tender, they will be added as Tenderers to the framework agreement for a particular Lot(s).

The Lots under this framework will be:
Lot 1 - Quantitative Research
Lot 2- Qualitative Research
Lot 3 - Face to Face omnibus research
Lot 4 - Online panel research

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

13 February 2020

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Total value of contract

£20,000,000

This contract was awarded to 22 suppliers.

2CV Ltd

Address

12 Flitcroft Street, London, WC2H 8DL

Reference

Companies House number: 3195457

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Basis Research Limited

Address

264 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7DY

Reference

Companies House number: 3211544

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

BDRC Continental Ltd

Address

Kingsbourne House, 229-231 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7DA

Reference

Companies House number: 02578457

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

BMG Research Ltd

Address

Beech House, Greenfield Crescent, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3BE

Reference

Companies House number: 02841970

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

C M Monitor (Britain Thinks) Ltd

Address

Metherell Gard, Morval, Looe, Cornwall, PL13 1PN

Reference

Companies House number: 07291125

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Collaborate Research Ltd

Address

Bowden House, 6 Northampton Road, Market Harborough, LE16 9HE

Reference

Companies House number: 08531126

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Community Research and Consultancy Ltd

Address

36 Northampton Road, Market Harborough, LE16 9HE

Reference

Companies House number: 6655192

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Critical Research Ltd

Address

Unit 7, Baden Place, Crosby Row, London, SE1 1YW

Reference

Companies House number: 6566825

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

ESRO Ltd

Address

3rd Floor, 3 Fitzhardinge Street, London, W1H 6EF

Reference

Companies House number: 05438122

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Family Kids and Youth

Address

27 Hatchlands Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH1 6RW

Reference

Companies House number: OC397600

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Futuresight Business Intelligence Ltd

Address

New Bond House, Bond Street, Bristol, BS2 9AG

Reference

Companies House number: 5346341

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Ipsos MORI

Address

3 Thomas More Square, London, E1W 1YW

Reference

Companies House number: 948470

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Jigsaw Research Limited

Address

4th Floor, 1-2 Berners Street, London, W1T 3LA

Reference

Companies House number: 03650224

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Kantar Media UK Ltd

Address

222 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8HB

Reference

Companies House number: 275304

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Magenta Research Ltd

Address

20 Meadowbank, Berrylands Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT5 8RD

Reference

Companies House number: 9982818

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Oxygen Brand Consulting Ltd

Address

1 Woodhouse, Woodhouse, Milnthorpe, LA7 7LY

Reference

Companies House number: 3842229

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Populus Ltd

Address

Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London, EC1V 0AT

Reference

Companies House number: 04153928

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Quadrangle Research Group Limited

Address

The Butlers Wharf Building, 36 Shad Thames, SE1 2YE

Reference

Companies House number: 8064640

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Research Institute for Disabled Consumers

Address

Unit 10 Blenheim Court, 62 Brewery Road, London, N7 9NY

Reference

Companies House number: 2669868

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Savanta Group Limited

Address

3 Melville Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 7PE

Reference

Companies House number: SC281352

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Sherbert Research Limited

Address

Mercury House, 19-21 Chapel Street, Marlow, Bucks, SL7 3HN

Reference

Companies House number: 4661518

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Watermelon Research Limited

Address

PO Box 70693, 62 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1P 9ZP

Reference

Companies House number: 079177115

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Hayley Watson

Address

Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road
London
SE1 9HA
England

Email

hayley.watson@ofcom.org.uk

Website

https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk