Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 19 Aug 2025, 10:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Viewing and Audience Appreciation Data Services / Gwasanaeth Data Gwylio a Gwerthfawrogiad y Gynulleidfa

Official notice

Authority: S4C (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UKWales (UKL)

Published estimate£1,250,000≈ £313k / year · £1,500,000 inc. VAT0.2% below published estimate

Submissions closed 23 Sept 2025awarded 24 Oct 2025

Awarded to TRP Research Ltd

Contract term 4 yrsends 29 Oct 2029 · up to 29 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 29 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract Details Notice for Viewing and Audience Appreciation Data Services Tender / Hysbysiad Manylion Cytundeb ar gyfer tendr Gwasanaeth Data Gwylio a Gwerthfawrogiad y Gynulleidfa

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 19 Aug 2030, 23:59 BST.
No preliminary market engagement: Contracting authority already has sufficient, up-to-date knowledge from previous procurements and existing market research.

CPV: Market and economic research; polling and statistics

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrsPublished value£1,250,000

Contract period: 29 Oct 2025 – 29 Oct 2029 (4 yrs) · up to 29 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £1,250,000 exc. VAT · £1,500,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: Wales

Extensions: Option to extend for a further 12 months

79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 70%Price: 30%

Published sub-criteria (7)

Recruitment and replenishment of a suitable panel: 16%
Management and administration of the panel: 12%
Optimising responses: 14%
Data management, provision and reporting methods: 20%
Data Protection Systems: 4%
Payment Schedule: 4%
Fee: 30%

Published award criteria (7)

Recruitment and replenishment of a suitable panel : See attached Invitation to Tender for further breakdown
Management and administration of the panel: See attached Invitation to Tender for further breakdown
Optimising responses: See attached Invitation to Tender for further breakdown
Data management, provision and reporting methods: See attached Invitation to Tender for further breakdown
Data Protection Systems: See attached Invitation to Tender for further breakdown
Fee: Fee for providing the services
Payment Schedule: A suggested payment schedule for the fee

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Yes · next expected 19 Aug 2030
First published: 19 Aug 2025, 10:36 BST
Last source update: 12 Jan 2026, 15:29 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 17 Oct 2025
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-049737
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Market and economic research; polling and statistics
Delivery area: UKWales (UKL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058a58 Find a Tender

Review and risk notes

Risks: Defective software, insufficient sample of participants, lack of Welsh speaking staff. Please see draft contract.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: CY, EN

Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer

Submission deadline: 23 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 9 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: cy, en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.sell2wales.gov.wales ↗

Timeline

19 Aug 2025 → 12 Jan 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
19 Aug 2025, 10:36 BST
Clarification questions by
9 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline397 days ago
23 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by372 days ago
17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent366 days ago
24 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Contract starts361 days ago
29 Oct 2025
Standstill ends353 days ago
5 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published285 days ago
12 Jan 2026, 15:29 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Aug 2025

Tender notice published
19 Aug 2025, 10:36 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
27 Oct 2025, 15:22 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
27 Oct 2025, 15:22 GMT
Contract signature expected
6 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
12 Jan 2026, 15:29 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,247,5001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
TRP Research LtdTender for the provision of Viewing and Audience Appreciation Data Services7 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: Option to extend for a further 12 months	£1,247,500	24 Oct 2025	Awarded

Contracts

AGREEMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF VIEWING AND AUDIENCE APPRECIATION DATA SERVICES · TRP Research Ltd
Signed
9 Jan 2026
Value
£1,247,500
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Option of 12 month extension
3 agreed KPIs: Deliver an average sample · Reports by agreed deadlines · Communication
- Deliver an average sample
- Reports by agreed deadlines
- Communication

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	3	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

S4C

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PWPJ-3962-ZGHL Canolfan S4C yr Egin, Caerfyrddin , Wales, SA31 3EQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

TRP Research LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPHJ-9525-ZJBH Wellington House, Taunton, South West, TA1 3UFContact email

Official documents & specifications (9)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsAPPENDIX 3_Basic Information Form
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsGwahoddiad i Dendro ar gyfer darparu Gwasanaethau Data Gwylio a Gwerthfawrogiad y Gynulleidfa
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsATODIAD 3_Ffurflen Wybodaeth Sylfaenol
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsATODIAD 1_Cytundeb Drafft
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsInvitation to Tender for the provision of Viewing and Audience Appreciation Data Services
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsAPPENDIX 1_Draft Contract

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender12 Jan 2026, 15:29 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender27 Oct 2025, 15:22 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender19 Aug 2025, 10:36 BST