Published date: 6 August 2019

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: 5 September 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Market research services - 79310000

Location of contract

SE1 9HA

Value of contract

£20,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_215505/788576

Published date

6 August 2019

Closing date

5 September 2019

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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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