Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services, Parc Cathays / Cathays Park
Caerdydd / Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
Contact person: CPS Advice Mailbox
Telephone: +44 3000257095
E-mail: CPSProcurementAdvice@gov.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://gov.wales
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Trade Survey for Wales
Reference number: C211/2024/2025
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Contract for the commission of fieldwork and fieldwork-related tasks for the Trade Survey for Wales (TSW).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
595 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Contract for the commission of fieldwork and fieldwork-related tasks for the Trade Survey for Wales (TSW).
The aim of this project is for the Contractor to undertake cognitive testing, a pilot and one year of full fieldwork for the TSW during the FYs 25/26 and 26/27.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Project Management, Timescales and Resources
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Meeting the Specified Requirements Please describe your organisation’s technical ability and proposed approach to delivering the research
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Data Validation, Cleansing, Analysis and Reporting Please describe your approach to handling and analysing survey data
/ Weighting: 25
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Procurement run as mini competition under CCS Research & Insights DPS (RM6126). 522 suppliers eligible to bid for this opportunity.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C211/2024/2025
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/11/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
IFF Research Ltd
St. Magnus House, 3 Lower Thames Street
London
EC3R6HD
UK
Telephone: +44 2072503035
NUTS: UKI31
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 539 038.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Contract for the commission of fieldwork and fieldwork-related tasks for the Trade Survey for Wales (TSW).
The aim of this project is for the Contractor to undertake cognitive testing, a pilot and one year of full fieldwork for the TSW during the FYs 25/26 and 26/27.
(WA Ref:158063)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/11/2025