Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
UK Research & Innovation
PDQJ-7126-JDHG
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FL
UK
Contact person: Corporate Procurement
Telephone: +44 1793298902
E-mail: corporateprocurement@ukri.org
NUTS: UKK14
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ukri.org
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Research
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
UKRI-4974 Sciencewise and Nuffield Council on Bioethics public dialogue on the 14-day rule for human embryo research
Reference number: UKRI-4974
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79419000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Contract Award Notice following a further competition through the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) RM6126 Research & Insights agreement. The awarded contract is for the UK wide deliberative public dialogue on the 14 day rule for human embryo research
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
499 700.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Contract Award Notice following a further competition through the Crown Commercial Services
(CCS) RM6126 Research & Insights agreement. The awarded contract is for the UK wide
deliberative public dialogue on the 14 day rule for human embryo research
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Criterion 1
/ Weighting: 80
Cost criterion: Criterion 1
/ 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
This contract was competed and awarded through the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Research and Insights Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) agreement RM6126.
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: UKRI-4974
Title: Sciencewise and Nuffield Council on Bioethics public dialogue on the 14-day rule for human embryo research
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/07/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
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: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ipsos (market research) Limited
00948470
3 Thomas More Square
London
E1W 1YW
UK
NUTS: UKI
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:
: 499 700.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This contract was competed and awarded through the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) framework RM6126 Research & Insights Agreement.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=972431806 GO Reference: GO-2025811-PRO-31795907
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
United Kingdom Research & Innovation
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/08/2025