Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
UK
Contact person: Ms Julia Huerta Estruga
Telephone: +44 1132045540
E-mail: Julia.estruga@dhsc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
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
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
DHSC_OHID_Infant Feeding Survey 2022-24
Reference number: C74255
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79311200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Delivery of an Infant Feeding Survey (IFS) collecting data on breastfeeding, the use of foods and drinks other than breastmilk in infancy and related relevant matters for England.<br/>Call off contract from CCS DPS Research and Insight (RM6126)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
600 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79311300
79311200
79311300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI32
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Delivery of an Infant Feeding Survey (IFS) collecting data on breastfeeding, the use of foods and drinks other than breastmilk in infancy and related relevant matters for England.<br/>Contract value awarded: £600,000 (excluding of VAT) with the possibility to make variation up to the value of £500,000 for the delivery of additional services of same nature of the contract that may include but not be limited to the following:<br/>• sample boosts to specific population groups<br/>• extension of the survey to regions covered by one or more devolved administrations<br/>• targeting of specific geographic regions<br/>• Follow-up Studies
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality including social value
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: cost
/ Weighting: 30
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
II.2.14) Additional information
This is the award of a DPS call off contract under the Research and Insight agreement (RM6126) established by the Crown Commercial Services.
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
Call off contract from Crow Commercial Service DPS Research and Insight (RM6126)
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/03/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD
00948470
Ipsos UK 3 Thomas More Square London
London
E1W 1YW
UK
NUTS: UKL2
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.ipsos.com
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
Lowest offer:
600 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
666 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
E-mail: generaloffice@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/03/2022