Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
London
UK
E-mail: cara.jenkins@beis.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-and-trade
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
Office for Product Safety and Standards- Large Domestic Appliances: Sales Dataset
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this requirement is the purchase of high quality market data relating to the sale of consumer appliances. The data set will cover the Technology and Durables categories in detail. The product sales data provided will give insight into the domestic appliance products market.
The dataset is required to cover the period 2019-2021 (inclusive), and MUST be able to complement and extend the current dataset that covers the period 2009-2018.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
256 168.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
OPSS will have full access to the data set following its outright purchase, which is in the form of market research reports on the specific product categories listed below:
• Cooling/Refrigeration,
• Dishwashers,
• Tumble dryers,
• Washing machines,
• Freezers, *
• Cooking,*
Within each of the specific product categories the following datasets will be included:
• Value sales/share,
• Volume,
• Market size,
• Brand information,
• Feature & subsegments,
• Average selling price,
• Feature + brand, Models + feature,
• Model hitlist (based on Panel market only).
• Price classes, *
• Channel split, *
• Online vs. offline split *
* New addition for this 2019-2021 (inclusive) data set.
The supplier will provide ongoing support to ensure the dataset fully reflects our requirements. Data will be replaced on request at no extra charge and the supplier will also provide support for OPSS post purchase, ensuring the data is understood and addressing any queries.
The Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS) is part of the Department for Business Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
OPSS was created in January 2018 to deliver consumer protection and to support business confidence, productivity and growth. We regulate a wide range of products with a focus on their safety and integrity. We work with local, national and international regulators, with consumer representatives and with businesses to deliver effective protections and to support compliance.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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:
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
Explanation
In accordance with PCR 2015 regulation 32 (2) (a), no suitable tenders or requests to participate were submitted in response to the linked Prior Information Notice other than the supplier this contract was awarded to.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-006435
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
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
31/03/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
GfK UK Limited
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 256 168.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
A prior information notice was published, with only 1 suitable supplier responded within the given time frame.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Business and Trade
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/04/2023