Official UK procurement notice
QW Research: Stakeholder Confidence Survey
Authority: Qualifications Wales (Public body)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Published estimate£83,333≈ £17k / year · £100,000 inc. VAT19.8% above published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Sept 2025awarded 23 Sept 2025
Awarded to Beaufort Research Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 2 Nov 2030 · up to 2 Nov 2031 with extensions · starts 3 Nov 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptiontransparency notice following award of Contract
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£83,333
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Condition of participation
Cyber Essentials Plus certification. We will also run a Credit Reference report using Creditsafe , the credit score needs to be above 30 to be awarded the Contract.
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Quality will be scored by responses to 4 sub-criterion including Methodological approach, Implemenation plan, Relevant experience and Knowledge of the qualifications System in Wales
- Price: Cost of delivering the survey
Conditions of participation1
- Condition of participation
Cyber Essentials Plus certification. We will also run a Credit Reference report using Creditsafe , the credit score needs to be above 30 to be awarded the Contract.
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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
- 13 Aug 2025, 16:26 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2025, 10:51 BST
- Authority reference
QWL252610- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048530- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05875aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
- Submission deadline
- 12 Sept 2025, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Aug 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
13 Aug 2025 → 3 Nov 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published13 Aug 2025, 16:26 BST
- Clarification questions by29 Aug 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission deadline399 days ago12 Sept 2025, 10:00 BST
- Latest notice published359 days ago22 Oct 2025, 10:51 BST
- Contract starts347 days ago3 Nov 2025
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Aug 2025- Tender notice published13 Aug 2025, 16:26 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published26 Sept 2025, 13:56 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete26 Sept 2025, 13:56 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published22 Oct 2025, 10:51 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £99,8001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Oct 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort Research LtdSMEStakeholder Engagement Survey13 Oct 2025 – 12 Oct 2030 · up to 12 Apr 2032Extensions: If no scope change and all KPIS met and further wave a data collection maybe required | £99,800 | 23 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Stakeholder Confidence Survey · Beaufort Research LtdSME
- Signed
- 16 Oct 2025
- Value
- £99,800
- Period
- 3 Nov 2025 – 15 Oct 2030 · up to 15 Apr 2032 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- One further survey wave if no scope change and all kpis met
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Beaufort Research LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Response template
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to tender
- Bidding documents and specifications Terms and Conditions
- Bidding documents and specifications Pricing template
- Bidding documents and specifications Form of Tender
- Bidding documents and specifications Freedom of Information
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender