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# Provision of Audience Research Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-audience-research-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06e3e0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Galleries of Scotland: "Provision of Audience Research Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £396,363. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [National Galleries of Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-galleries-of-scotland-GB-FTS-3913)
- **Published Value:** £396,363 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Market research services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM75
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06e3e0`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-audience-research-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06e3e0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-audience-research-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06e3e0#participate

## Description
The Board of Trustees for the National Galleries of Scotland ("NGS") wish to award a Contract for the Provision of Audience Research Services.
The Service Provider is required to conduct Audience Research to provide insight and analysis about our visitors in order to support the Organisation’s 2030 Strategy, Business Plan and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), special projects and inform organisation-wide strategic planning.
The Service Provider shall be a member of, accredited by, or operate in accordance with the standards, codes of conduct and professional requirements of the Market Research Society (MRS) or an equivalent recognised professional body for market research, social research, insight or analytics.
This Contract shall primarily provide Fieldwork Surveys and associated Project Management, Client Data Access, Analysis and Reporting for each of our four gallery sites.
Services will be agreed to on an “as required” basis with no commitment to a minimum volume of work.
NGS may, at its absolute discretion, require the Service Provider to provide Audience Research Services at this fifth site, currently under construction, at any time during the Contract term.
If permitted by applicable procurement legislation, where additional audience research requirements arise during the Contract term that constitute an extension of the Services, NGS reserves the right to procure such additional services from the Service Provider.
For full details of the Contract Requirements please refer to the associated Tender and Contract Documents.
The Service Provider must have a clear understanding of the contract requirements and the organisational needs of NGS. As part of the tender exercise, the Service Provider must detail a robust and flexible methodology for conducting Audience Research Services that will meet all data capture requirements.
There is no commitment to a minimum spend over the duration of the Contract. Under this Contract, no minimum spend is guaranteed.
The agreement will be non-exclusive i.e. NGS reserves the right, in certain, circumstances, to procure out with the Contract Agreement, as and when required.
In the event of unsatisfactory performance by the successful Service Provider and the termination of the contract by either party, NGS reserves the right to negotiate the continuance of the services with the second and third placed Service Providers.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79310000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £396,363
- **Description:** The procurement will be conducted through the use of the Open Procedure.
Service Providers must complete and submit both an SPD and Tender response.
Economic Operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referre...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F077364-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-13T15:02:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T14:50:53.958Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06e3e0