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Published 8 Sept 2025, 15:03 BST

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Public Actions for Nature Recovery in SE England Market Research

Official notice

Authority: University of Kent (Education)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UKSouth East (UKJ4)
Published estimate£85,000£102,000 inc. VAT14.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 24 Sept 2025awarded 6 Oct 2025
Awarded to QA Research Ltd
Contract term 7 moends 5 May 2026 · up to 7 May 2027 with extensions · starts 6 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Kent is undertaking research into whether/how people relate to nature in the UK. We are seeking to engage a social market/research company to recruit project participants for us (including administering any incentives that the panels pay for participation), project manage the delivery of the research in collaboration with us, and conduct transcription of focus group and one-to-one interview sound recordings. For each data collection step, we will need new participants who have not been part of the research process previously.

CPV: Market research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 7 moPublished value£85,000
Contract period: 6 Oct 2025 – 5 May 2026 (7 mo) · up to 7 May 2027 with extensionsValue: £85,000 exc. VAT · £102,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South East
Extensions: 12 month extension
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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
8 Sept 2025, 15:03 BST
Last source update
15 Oct 2025, 15:30 BST
Authority reference
JE25_003
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054713
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Market research services
Delivery area
UKSouth East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0595f5 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
24 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

8 Sept 2025 → 15 Oct 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 15:03 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline400 days ago
    24 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts388 days ago
    6 Oct 2025
  5. Latest notice published378 days ago
    15 Oct 2025, 15:30 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 15:03 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    15 Oct 2025, 15:30 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    15 Oct 2025, 15:30 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £72,8701 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
QA Research Ltd£72,870 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Public Actions for Nature Recovery in SE England Market Research · QA Research Ltd

    Signed
    6 Oct 2025
    Value
    £72,870
    Period
    6 Oct 2025 – 6 May 2026 · up to 8 May 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Contract has a possible extension of 12 months

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Kent

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDYN-9654-JPQJ The Registry, Canterbury, Kent, South East, CT2 7NZContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • QA Research LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03186539 5 Merus Court, Meridian Business Park, Leicester, East Midlands, LE19 1RJContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender