Summary
                        
                        
                            - OCID:
 
                            - ocds-kuma6s-148938
 
                            - Published by:
 
                            - Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
 
                            - Authority ID:
 
                            - AA0007
 
                            - Publication date:
 
                            - 11 March 2025
 
                            - Deadline date:
 
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                            - Notice type:
 
                            - Contract Award Notice
 
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                            Abstract
                        
                        Qualitative research to support the evaluation of the Diamond Reforms to Higher Education in Wales focussing on part-time learning, postgraduate learning and widening participation.
                    
 
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            Full notice text
                        
                        
                            
                            
  
    
      
        CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – NATIONAL
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        1 Authority Details
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        1.1
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        Authority Name and Address
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             Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government | 
           
          
             Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services, Parc Cathays / Cathays Park,  | 
           
          
             Caerdydd / Cardiff | 
             CF10 3NQ | 
             UK | 
           
          
             Corporate Procurement Services | 
             +44 3000257095 | 
           
          
            
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            | https://www.gov.wales/ | 
           
         
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        2 Contract Details
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        2.1
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        Title
        FC062/2024/2025 - Research to support the evaluation of the Diamond Reforms to Higher Education in W 
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        2.2
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        Description of the contract
        Qualitative research to support the evaluation of the Diamond Reforms to Higher Education in Wales focussing on part-time learning, postgraduate learning and widening participation. 
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        2.3
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        Notice Coding and Classification
          
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            73110000 | 
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            Research services | 
           
          
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            79315000 | 
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            Social research services | 
           
         
          
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            1000 | 
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            WALES | 
           
          
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            1010 | 
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            West Wales and The Valleys | 
           
          
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            1011 | 
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            Isle of Anglesey | 
           
          
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            1012 | 
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            Gwynedd | 
           
          
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            1013 | 
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            Conwy and Denbighshire | 
           
          
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            1014 | 
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            South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion) | 
           
          
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            1015 | 
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            Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf) | 
           
          
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            1016 | 
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            Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly) | 
           
          
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            1017 | 
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            Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot | 
           
          
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            1018 | 
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            Swansea | 
           
          
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            1020 | 
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            East Wales | 
           
          
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            1021 | 
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            Monmouthshire and Newport | 
           
          
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            1022 | 
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            Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan | 
           
          
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            1023 | 
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            Flintshire and Wrexham | 
           
          
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            1024 | 
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            Powys | 
           
         
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        2.4
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        Estimated Total Value95295 GBP | 
    
    
      
        3 Procedure
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        3.1
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        Type of ProcedureSingle stage | 
    
    
      
        4 Award of Contract
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        4.1
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        Successful Bidders
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        4.1.1
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        Name and Address of successful supplier, contractor or service provider
 
         
 
 
          
             OB3 Research  | 
           
          
             99, Fairwater Grove West,  | 
           
          
             Llandaff | 
             CF5 2JP | 
             UK | 
           
          
            
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        5 Other Information
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        5.1
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        Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority
        
                                    N/a
                                 
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        5.2
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        Date of Contract Award 05-03-2025 | 
    
    
      
        5.3
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        Number of tenders received
        2 
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        5.4
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        Other Information
        Please note this Call-Off Contract has been procured and awarded in compliance with the procedures set out within Framework Agreement Reference: 
        Communication & Marketing Framework FC228-2022-2023. Under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“PCR 2015”), a contracting authority is not required to issue an award notice for Call-Off Contracts awarded using frameworks, but the Welsh Government has undertaken to voluntarily comply with WPPN 02/22 in relation to the above referenced mini competition under this framework. 
        (WA Ref:148938) 
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        5.5
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        Additional DocumentationN/a | 
    
    
      
        5.6
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        Publication date of this notice: 11-03-2025 | 
    
  
  
 
                         
                     
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            Coding
                        
                        
                            Commodity categories
                        
                        
                            
                                
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                                            | 73110000 | 
                                            Research services | 
                                            Research and experimental development services | 
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            | 79315000 | 
                                            Social research services | 
                                            Market research services | 
                                        
                                    
                            
                        
                        
                            Delivery locations
                        
                        
                            
                                
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                                        Description
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                                            | 1017 | 
                                            Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot | 
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            | 1022 | 
                                            Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan | 
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            | 1015 | 
                                            Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf) | 
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            | 1013 | 
                                            Conwy and Denbighshire | 
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            | 1020 | 
                                            East Wales | 
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            | 1023 | 
                                            Flintshire and Wrexham | 
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            | 1016 | 
                                            Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly) | 
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            | 1012 | 
                                            Gwynedd | 
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            | 1011 | 
                                            Isle of Anglesey | 
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            | 1021 | 
                                            Monmouthshire and Newport | 
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            | 1024 | 
                                            Powys | 
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            | 1014 | 
                                            South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion) | 
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            | 1018 | 
                                            Swansea | 
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            | 1000 | 
                                            WALES | 
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            | 1010 | 
                                            West Wales and The Valleys | 
                                        
                                    
                            
                        
                        
                            
                                Alert region restrictions
                            
                            
                                The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.
                            
                            
                                
                                    
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