Official UK procurement notice
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PARTNER · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Independent Parliamentry Standards Authority (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOne of IPSA’s strategic objectives is to support trust in democracy. In 2025, IPSA carried out its most ambitious listening exercise at that time, grouped under the theme of What’s Democracy Worth?
IPSA wants to explore a wider range of public engagement options e.g. from informative to deliberative. This opportunity is seeking a partner for a three-year (1+1+1) contract term, to work with IPSA to carry/deliver various yearly public engagement exercises.
CPV: Research consultancy services · Research services · Social research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£233,333
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical Ability - Requirement Response: 50%
- CVs: 10%
- Pricing Schedule: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical Ability - Requirement Response
- CVs
- Pricing Schedule
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Apr 2026, 20:10 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2026, 20:10 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
IPSA-2026-030- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040213- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068fd5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 25 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
30 Apr 2026 → 30 Jun 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published179 days ago30 Apr 2026, 20:10 BST
- Clarification questions by155 days ago25 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline148 days ago1 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by129 days ago19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts119 days ago30 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published30 Apr 2026, 20:10 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Economic Operators interested in accessing this opportunity must be registered on the Delta eSourcing portal. The access code for the opportunity is: 543V45S7BJ.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender