UKRI-4974 Sciencewise and Nuffield Council on Bioethics public dialogue on the 14-day rule for human embryo research

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£499,700published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 16 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract Award Notice following a further competition through the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) RM6126 Research & Insights agreement. The awarded contract is for the UK wide deliberative public dialogue on the 14 day rule for human embryo research

CPV: Evaluation consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Contract Award Notice following a further competition through the Crown Commercial…Awarded

Contract Award Notice following a further competition through the Crown Commercial Services

(CCS) RM6126 Research & Insights agreement. The awarded contract is for the UK wide

deliberative public dialogue on the 14 day rule for human embryo research

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 11 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
Last source update: 11 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
Authority reference: UKRI-4974
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-047653
Classification (CPV): Evaluation consultancy services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05852e Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This contract was competed and awarded through the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Research and Insights Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) agreement RM6126.

Publisher note: This contract was competed and awarded through the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) framework RM6126 Research & Insights Agreement. To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=972431806 GO Reference: GO-2025811-PRO-31795907

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £499,7001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 42 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTDSciencewise and Nuffield Council on Bioethics public dialogue on the 14-day rule for human embryo research	£499,700 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Sciencewise and Nuffield Council on Bioethics public dialogue on the 14-day rule for human embryo research · IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD
Signed
16 Jul 2025
Value
£499,700
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic	2	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

United Kingdom Research & InnovationReview body Swindon

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Ipsos (market research) LimitedAwarded supplier00948470 3 Thomas More Square, London, London, E1W 1YW

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.