Published date: 5 February 2019

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


Closing: 21 January 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Financial consultancy services - 66171000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£25,000

Procurement reference

NCL001-DN386344-73563126

Published date

5 February 2019

Closing date

21 January 2019

Contract start date

27 January 2019

Contract end date

30 September 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Participant Hub Ltd (TPH) is a proposed Survey Platform spinout company from Durham's Department of Psychology. It intends to serve the need of businesses wishing to more precisely and rapidly understand customers' needs (Business Fact-Finding). This market is currently estimated to be worth about £4.8b pa and employs 73,000 people . It is proposed that TPH will enter this market by first establishing itself in the smaller market for Academic Researchers. Academic research groups utilise on-line surveys to establish scientific facts for the purpose of publishing academic papers (Scientific Fact-Finding). By first operating in the Scientific Fact-Finding market, TPH will be able to develop the capacity and expertise to expand into the vast Business Fact-Finding market. TPH will create new survey methods, recruitment techniques, and business approaches that have the potential to serve customers more efficiently then the incumbent players in the Business Fact-Finding market.

Award information

Awarded date

5 February 2019

Contract start date

1 March 2019

Contract end date

30 September 2019

Total value of contract

£25,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Hermiston Consulting

Address

1 Hermiston Whitley Bay Tyne and Wear NE25 9AN

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Natalie Morton

Address

Newcastle University
Procurement Services, Kingsgate
Newcastle
NE1 7RU
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1912086396

Email

natalie.morton@ncl.ac.uk

Website

https://www.ncl.ac.uk