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# QUB/2479/23 Northern Ireland Cohort for Longitudinal Study of Ageing NICOLA Wave 3 Survey

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qub-2479-23-northern-ireland-cohort-for-longitudinal-study-of-ageing-nicola-wave-3-survey-ocds-h6vhtk-041ddc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Queen's University Belfast: "QUB/2479/23 Northern Ireland Cohort for Longitudinal Study of Ageing NICOLA Wave 3 Survey". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Dec 2023, 16:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Queen's University Belfast](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/queen-s-university-belfast-GB-NIC-101788)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 December 2023 at 16:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Survey conduction services, Survey design services, Survey services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN06
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,850,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-041ddc`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

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## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fqueensuniversitybelfast%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qub-2479-23-northern-ireland-cohort-for-longitudinal-study-of-ageing-nicola-wave-3-survey-ocds-h6vhtk-041ddc#participate

## Description
Contract for The Provision of Research Consultancy Services – Northern Ireland Cohort for Longitudinal Study of Ageing (NICOLA) Wave 3 SurveySchool of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical SciencesNICOLA (Northern Ireland Cohort for Longitudinal Study of Ageing), Northern Ireland's largest public health research project, led by Queens University Belfast, aims to produce a substantial improvement in the quantity and quality of data, research and information relating to older people and ageing in Northern Ireland.  The NICOLA study at the Centre for Public Health in Queen’s has secured funding to commence the thirdwave of this longitudinal ageing study.There are two previous waves of data collected by a Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) survey. The research is designed to follow Waves 1 and 2 of the NICOLA study and broadly harmonise with other longitudinal ageing surveys undertaken by Trinity College Dublin.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79311000, 79311100, 79311200
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** NICOLA (Northern Ireland Cohort for Longitudinal Study of Ageing), Northern Irelands largest public health research project, led by Queens University Belfast, aims to produce a substantial improvement in the quantity and quality of data, research and...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Contract for The Provision of Research Consultancy Services –  Northern Ireland Cohort for Longitudinal Study of Ageing (NICOLA) Wave 3 Survey (active)
  - Award id: `002860-2024-QUB/2479/23-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Ipsos UK Northern Ireland**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-103604`
  - Value: £1,850,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Contract for The Provision of Research Consultancy Services –  Northern Ireland Cohort for Longitudinal Study of Ageing (NICOLA) Wave 3 Survey (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,850,000
  - Signed Date: 23/01/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002860-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-29T09:59:36.000Z
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