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Published 27 Mar 2026, 09:47 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Services for Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Adult Population Survey (APS), Global and UK project

Official notice

Authority: University of Warwick (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£120,000≈ £120k / year · £144,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Apr 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 24 May 2027 · up to 24 May 2030 with extensions · starts 25 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Warwick is seeking an experienced Service Provider with proven capability in the successful delivery of wide scale UK surveys using CATI and CAWI interview techniques. The chosen Service Provider will work with the University to deliver a prestigious Entrepreneurship survey. In 2026 the team at the University of Warwick Business School (WBS) led by Professor Mark Hart have been chosen to lead the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) UK survey.

Please refer to in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick ↗ for further information. You will be able to download the full tender documents from this site. Any queries in relation to this requirement should be directed to the University of Warwick via the correspondence functionality of the In-tend system. Failure to do so may result in queries being excluded from the procedure.

The University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) or the Procurement Act 2023 and associated Procurement Regulations 2024 (and as may be amended from time to time) and its procurement activities are not subject to the requirements set out therein or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Should the University advertise contracts in the Official Journal of the European Union, Find-A-Tender platform or other contract opportunity advertising site or platform, this is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation.

CPV: Survey analysis services · Survey conduction services · Survey design services · Survey services · Telephone survey services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yrPublished value£120,000
Contract period: 25 May 2026 – 24 May 2027 (1 yr) · up to 24 May 2030 with extensionsValue: £120,000 exc. VAT · £144,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: 1 year initial term with optional 3 year extension (1+1+1+1), subject to performance and budget.

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Service: 60%
  • Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Service: 60%
  • Cost: 40%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not 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
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Mar 2026, 09:47 GMT
Last source update
27 Mar 2026, 09:49 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 25 May 2026
Authority reference
LT-03-26-WBS-GEM-APSurveyUK-MH
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028300
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Survey analysis servicesSurvey conduction servicesSurvey design servicesSurvey servicesTelephone survey services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067600 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Mar 2026 → 25 May 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published213 days ago
    27 Mar 2026, 09:47 GMT
  2. Submission deadline182 days ago
    27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts155 days ago
    25 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by154 days ago
    25 May 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Mar 2026, 09:47 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    27 Mar 2026, 09:49 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000678 University House, Kirby Corner Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 8UWContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specifications

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender