Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Market Research Services
Authority: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNWG relies on market research to establish a better understanding of its household and commercial customers that includes forecasting social marketing attitude, behavioural change trends and customer satisfaction.
NWGs Corporate Affairs team also depends on research to inform and evaluate its key projects that will support NWG to achieve its ambition of being the national leader in water and wastewater services.
Annual spend is in the region of £71,000 to £80,000 per year
The contract will be for a three-year contract with the option to extend for a further two years
The contract will start on 1st April 2024
CPV: Market research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Suitability
As stated in the procurement documents
- Economic & financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Technical & professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 7 Aug 2023, 10:09 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2023, 10:09 BST
- Authority reference
NW2653- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-022874- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ed71Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Applicants are asked to note that this procurement process will be conducted electronically with all documents and communication being managed through the Northumbrian Water eSourcing Spend Management portal called 'Ariba'. Expressions of interest for this tender must be sent to the e-mail address [email protected] before the deadline date of 22nd August at 16:00. Once expression of interest has been received that contains the details below, applicants will be given access to the Ariba portal within 48 hours from request. This portal will contain all the tender documents associated with this procurement that are available at the time. An email link will also be provided to the email address you provide to access the portal. The deadline for return of the completed PQQ is 4th September 2023 at 12 noon. When sending expression of interest, applicants must provide the following information: 1) Full company name 2) Main contact details of the person who will be given access to the Ariba portal - Name, job title, E mail address and telephone
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Aug 2023, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
7 Aug 2023 → 1 Apr 2024 · 3 dates- Notice published7 Aug 2023, 10:09 BST
- Submission deadline22 Aug 2023, 16:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until1 Apr 2024, 23:59 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- TBCReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.