Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Nottingham Trent University
50 Shakespeare Street
Nottingham
NG1 4FQ
UK
Contact person: Dean Scaife
Telephone: +44 1158482921
E-mail: dean.scaife@ntu.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1158488770
NUTS: UKF14
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ntu
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ntu
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
866 Ad-Hoc Market Research Services
Reference number: NTU/17/866/DS
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79310000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) 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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
192 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79310000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF14
Main site or place of performance:
City Campus, Clifton Campus and Brackenhurst.
II.2.4) 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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Compliance to statement of works
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Compliance to technical capability
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Compliance to sustainability and corportate social responsibility
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Compliance to equality
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
35
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
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 078-151463
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: NTU/17/866/DS
Title: Market research services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/08/2017
V.2.2) 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
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ampersand Research Limited
Antenna, Beck Street
Nottingham
NG1 1EQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1159932343
E-mail: enquiries@ampersandresearch.com
NUTS: UKF14
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.ampersandresearch.com/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Engaging Communities Staffordshire CIC
Suite 2, Opus House, Priest Court, Staffordshire Technology Park
Stafford
ST18 0LQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1785224819
E-mail: contactus@ecstaffs.co.uk
NUTS: UKG24
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.ecstaffs.co.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ICM Research Ltd
Unlimited House, 10 Great Pulteney Street.
London
W1F 9NB
UK
Telephone: +44 2078458300
E-mail: enquiries@icmunlimited.com
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.icmunlimited.com/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
IFF Research Ltd.
Chart House, 16 Chart Street.
London
N1 6DD
UK
Telephone: +44 2072503035
E-mail: info@iffresearch.com
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.iffresearch.com/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Munro Market Research Limited t/a Future Thinking
Laystall House, 8 Rosebery Avenue.
Londo
EC1R 4TD
UK
Telephone: +44 3333208220
E-mail: info@futurethinking.com
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
URL: https://futurethinking.com/contact-us/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Shift Learning Ltd
The Maples Business Centre, 144 Liverpool Road.
London
N1 1LA
UK
Telephone: +44 2072538959
E-mail: jane.powell@shift-learning.co.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.shift-learning.co.uk/
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:
: 192 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Nottingham Trent University
50 Shakespeare Street
Nottingham
NG1 4FQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1158482921
E-mail: dean.scaife@ntu.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ntu/aspx/Home
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Nottingham Trent University
50 Shakespeare Street
Nottingham
NG1 4FQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1158482921
E-mail: dean.scaife@ntu.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ntu/aspx/Home
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
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).
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Nottingham Trent University
50 Shakespeare Street
Nottingham
NG1 4FQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1158482921
E-mail: dean.scaife@ntu.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ntu/aspx/Home
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/04/2018