Official UK procurement notice
QUB/2336/23 Northern Ireland Life and Times (NILT) Survey
Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe aim of the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey is to provide a time-series and a public record of how the attitudes and behaviour of adults in Northern Ireland develop on a wide range of social policy issues. The survey is designed to provide: 1. a local resource for use by the general public; 2. trusted and independent evidence to inform policy making;3. a data source to inform a more theoretical academic. The survey currently has a large array of users both within the academic sector and more widely. This includes academic experts within the fields of Sociology, Social Policy, Politics and Psychology; policy-makers in district councils, government departments and other agencies; grass-roots community groups; lobbyists; students and schoolchildren; journalists and others needing background data for their work. The survey website can be found at www.ark.ac.uk/nilt.The ↗ purpose of this procurement is to appoint a Research Contractor to conduct the survey on behalf of
CPV: Market research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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 (2)
- Technical: 45%
- price: 55%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 45
- Price: 55
- Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 7 Feb 2023, 11:10 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Apr 2023, 09:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Mar 2023 – …
- Authority reference
QUB/2336/23- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-010074- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a364Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Mar 2023, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 13 Mar 2023, 16:10 GMT
Timeline
13 Mar 2023 → 6 Apr 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline13 Mar 2023, 16:00 GMT
- Bids opened13 Mar 2023, 16:10 GMT
- Notice published6 Apr 2023, 09:41 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete6 Apr 2023, 09:41 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTDContract for a Research Contractor to Conduct the Northern Ireland Life and Times (NILT) Survey | £187,250 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract for a Research Contractor to Conduct the Northern Ireland Life and Times (NILT) Survey · IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD
- Signed
- 6 Apr 2023
- Value
- £187,250
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Queen's UniversityReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ipsos (market research) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.