Official UK procurement notice
Administering the National Student Survey (NSS) and disseminating the survey results
Authority: Office for Students (Central government)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Office for Students is leading the procurement exercise to appoint a contractor(s) to administer the National Student Survey (NSS) in 2025 and 2026, and to undertake dissemination of NSS 2025 and 2026 results on behalf of the UK funding and regulatory bodies.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Survey services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£12,936,000 together)Lot #1Administering the NSS and disseminating the resultsCancelledPublished value£6,468,000
Administering the NSS and disseminating the results
Lot #2Administering the NSS onlyAwardedPublished value£5,992,000
Administering the NSS only
Lot #3Disseminating the NSS results onlyCancelledPublished value£476,000
Disseminating the NSS results only
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 29 Sept 2023, 19:07 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Mar 2024, 16:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Oct 2023 – …
- Authority reference
PRN1945- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-010109- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0406e6Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=852172388" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=852172388</a> GO Reference: GO-2024327-PRO-25603947
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Oct 2023, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 31 Oct 2023, 11:00 GMT
Timeline
31 Oct 2023 → 27 Mar 2024 · 5 dates- Submission deadline31 Oct 2023, 11:00 GMT
- Bids opened31 Oct 2023, 11:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Feb 2024
- Bids must remain valid until1 Feb 2024, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published27 Mar 2024, 16:05 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Mar 2024, 16:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 2 · Administering the NSS only1 award | |||
| IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD | — | — | Awarded |
2 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Administering the NSS only · IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD
- Signed
- 15 Mar 2024
- Value
- £6,451,477
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 · Administering the NSS only | 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ipsos (Market Research) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria