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Published 28 Sept 2023, 09:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

LSRS296 Research participant incentive (Gift Card)

Official notice

Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£1,000,000≈ £83k / year
Submissions closed 18 Dec 2023awarded 5 Feb 2024
Awarded to Park Retail Ltd t/a Love2shop
Contract term 12 yrsends 31 Jan 2036 · starts 5 Feb 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

High street gift cards given to research participants in acknowledgement for their participation in research.

CPV: Market research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Following an Open Tender Procurement, a long-term contract has been awarded to Park…Awarded 12 yrsPublished value£1,000,000

Following an Open Tender Procurement, a long-term contract has been awarded to Park Retail Limited t/a Love2shop for the purchase of Research participant incentive (Gift Card). <br/><br/>High street vouchers given to research participants in acknowledgement for their participation in research. The vouchers are supplied as physical (plastic) gift cards to those participants for whom an e-voucher would not be appropriate. <br/> <br/>The contract is awarded for initial 3 years term, with the option to extend for 3+3+3. The last 2 years will be for exchanging of expired and expiring vouchers only, no new purchases of Gift cards.

Contract period: 5 Feb 2024 – 31 Jan 2036 (12 yrs)
Delivery: UK · 5th floor, 10 South Colonnade, London, E14 4PU
Variant bids: not allowed
79310000 Market research services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 45%Price: 45%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 45%
  • price: 45%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Social Value: 10%
  • Technical: 45%
  • Price: 45%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Yes
First published
28 Sept 2023, 09:17 BST
Last source update
12 Feb 2024, 16:39 GMT
Award evaluation window
15 Nov 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004690
Classification (CPV)
Market research services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0405ea Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
18 Dec 2023, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
15 Nov 2023, 08:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

15 Nov 2023 → 17 Jun 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Bids opened
    15 Nov 2023, 08:00 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    18 Dec 2023, 10:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    5 Feb 2024
  4. Notice published
    12 Feb 2024, 16:39 GMT
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    17 Jun 2024, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Nov 2023
  1. Deadline moved to 18 Dec 2023, 10:00 GMT
    15 Nov 2023, 13:47 GMT
    +49 days · was 30 Oct 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Status changed to unsuccessful
    17 Nov 2023, 12:11 GMT
  3. Status changed to complete
    12 Feb 2024, 16:39 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2023-09: 1 release · 28 Sept 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £1,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Feb 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Park Retail Ltd t/a Love2shopSME£1,000,000 †—Awarded

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PUContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.