Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Sustrans Ltd
01797726;(registered charity number 326550)
2 Cathedral Square, College Green
Bristol
BS1 5DD
UK
Contact person: Louann Sugden
Telephone: +44 7833057602
E-mail: monitoring@sustrans.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.sustrans.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA19622
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Registered Charity
I.5) Main activity
Other: Sustainable Transport
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Bike Life Residents Survey
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79311000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Sustrans Ltd is looking to commission a city-wide residents survey in 14 cities and areas across the UK in 2019. The survey will gather data about resident’s cycling and travel behaviour, satisfaction and attitudes about a range of issues related to cycling in their city among a representative sample of residents. The successful contractor will design a research methodology and survey tools compatible with previous citywide household surveys, conduct the survey fieldwork, clean and analyse the data and return to Sustrans for further analysis and modelling. We will be commissioning for 2 iterations of fieldwork in 2019 and 2021. Other surveying requirements may be required during the fieldwork period.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
668 900.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79311200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
14 cities/city regions/London borough of the UK, as detailed in the procurement documents.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Sustrans Ltd is looking to commission a city-wide residents survey in 14 cities and areas across the UK in 2019. The survey will gather data about resident’s cycling and travel behaviour, satisfaction and attitudes about a range of issues related to cycling in their city among a representative sample of residents.
The successful contractor will design a research methodology and survey tools compatible with previous citywide household surveys, conduct the survey fieldwork, clean and analyse the data and return to the buyer for further analysis and modelling. We will be commissioning for 2 iterations of fieldwork in 2019 and 2021. Other surveying requirements may be required during the fieldwork period.
Please see invitation to tender for further details.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Project management
/ Weighting: 20 %
Quality criterion: Methodological merit
/ Weighting: 30 %
Quality criterion: Quality control
/ Weighting: 15 %
Quality criterion: Organisation, qualification and experience of staff to performing the contract
/ Weighting: 10 %
Price
/ Weighting:
25 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Full details can be seen in the invitation to tender documents.
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:
2018/S 198-448516
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
20/02/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
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
The National Centre for Social Research
4392418
35 Northampton Square
London
EC1V0AX
UK
NUTS: UK
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:
: 668 900.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Sustrans Ltd is not currently considered to be a “Contracting Authority” under The Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Sustrans has opted to publish this notice on a voluntary basis and its intention is to comply voluntarily with the principles set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in this procurement: however, this does not bind Sustrans contractually in relation to the process.
(SC Ref: 574663)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sustrans Ltd
2 Cathedral Square, College Green
Bristol
BS1 5DD
UK
Telephone: +44 7833057602
E-mail: monitoring@sustrans.org.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.sustrans.org.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/02/2019