Market research services (№7680438)

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1. Section I
   1. Name and addresses
      Nottingham Trent University
      50 Shakespeare Street
      Nottingham
      NG1 4FQ
      United Kingdom
      Telephone: +44 1158482921
      E-mail: [email protected]
      Fax: +44 1158488770
      
   2. Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law
      
   3. Main activity:
      Education
      
2. Section II
   1. Scope of the procurement:
      1. Title:
         

         866 Ad-Hoc Market Research Services

         
         Reference number: NTU/17/866/DS
         
      2. Main CPV code:
         79310000, 79310000
         
      3. Type of contract:
         Services
         
      4. Short description:
         

         Market research and public opinion polling services.

         Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: City Campus, Clifton Campus and Brackenhurst.

         
         
      5. Information about lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: no
      6. Total value of the procurement:
         Value excluding VAT: 192 000.00 GBP
   2. Description
      1. Title:
         
      2. Additional CPV code(s):
         79310000
         
      3. Place of performance:
         Main site or place of performance:

         City Campus, Clifton Campus and Brackenhurst.

         
         
      4. Description of the procurement:
         

         Nottingham Trent University has a business requirement for Market research services, to be provided by the supplier(s) on an ad-hoc basis. One of the main objectives of this tender exercise is to obtain services to enhance those provided by the in-house team, for example, suppliers with specialist resources/techniques and staff with specialist skills.

         The University seeks the following market research Quantitative and qualitative services accordingly:

         Quantitative services:

         — Telephone surveys;

         — Online surveys.

         Qualitative services:

         — Focus group / workshops (face to face);

         — Online focus groups / Online communities;

         — Depth interviews (face to face and tele-depths);

         — Website usability research;

         — Mystery shopping.

         
         
      5. Award criteria:
         Quality criterion - Name: Compliance to statement of works / Weighting: 40
         Quality criterion - Name: Compliance to technical capability / Weighting: 10
         Quality criterion - Name: Compliance to sustainability and corportate social responsibility / Weighting: 10
         Quality criterion - Name: Compliance to equality / Weighting: 5
         Price - Weighting: 35
         
      6. Information about options:
         Options: no
      7. Information about European Union funds:
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
      8. Additional information:
         
3. Section IV
   1. Description:
      1. Type of procedure:
         Open procedure
      2. Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system:
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
      3. Information about electronic auction:
         
      4. Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
   2. Administrative information:
      1. Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: 2017/S 078-151463
         
      2. Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system:
         
      3. Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice:
         
4. Section V
   1. Contract No: NTU/17/866/DS
      Lot No: 1
      Title:

      Market research services

      
      
   2. Award of contract
      1. Date of conclusion of the contract: 2017-08-15
         
      2. Information about tenders:
         Number of tenders received: 27
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 27
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 27
         The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes
      3. Name and address of the contractor:
         Ampersand Research Limited
         Antenna, Beck Street
         Nottingham
         NG1 1EQ
         United Kingdom
         Telephone: +44 1159932343
         E-mail: [email protected]
         The contractor is an SME: yes
      4. Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT):
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 192 000.00 GBP
         Total value of the contract/lot: 192 000.00 GBP
         
      5. Information about subcontracting:
         
         
5. Section VI
   1. Additional information
      
   2. Procedures for review
      1. Review body
         Nottingham Trent University
         50 Shakespeare Street
         Nottingham
         NG1 4FQ
         United Kingdom
         Telephone: +44 1158482921
         E-mail: [email protected]
         
      2. Body responsible for mediation procedures
         Nottingham Trent University
         50 Shakespeare Street
         Nottingham
         NG1 4FQ
         United Kingdom
         Telephone: +44 1158482921
         E-mail: [email protected]
         
      3. Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         

         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

         Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Nottingham Trent University will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The stand still period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

         
         Nottingham Trent University
         50 Shakespeare Street
         Nottingham
         NG1 4FQ
         United Kingdom
         Telephone: +44 1158482921
         E-mail: [email protected]
         
   3. Date of dispatch of this notice
      2018-04-24