Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester
CO4 3SQ
UK
Contact person: Nigel Hopgood
E-mail: procure@essex.ac.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.essex.ac.uk
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
T1023 - Understanding Society Wave 16: Blood Sample Analysis
Reference number: DN1547
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85111810
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) is a longitudinal
social survey of households and individuals living in the UK. For Understanding Society, data
collection began in January 2009 and participants are interviewed annually. In the second
and third waves (2010-12) a wide range of objective health measures were collected by a
nurse, including venous blood samples from which we produced a range of analytes,
extracted DNA and produced genetic and epigenetic data. This data has been extensively
used by the public health and social science research communities. This contract covers a
wave of bio-data collection at Wave 16 (2024-26), with the emphasis being on participants
collecting samples/measurements themselves. The survey is designed and managed by the
Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex.
At Wave 16 of Understanding Society (2024-2026) we are planning to collect a range of
biomarkers. This includes asking participants for their permission to send them a kit to
enable them to collect a capillary blood sample and return it to a laboratory for analysis, with
some results being fed-back to participants (HDL, HbA1c, Total Cholesterol), others
provided to the research community and blood stored for future use.
Collection of the capillary blood sample should enable measurement of analytes that overlap
with those collected at Waves 2 and 3 from venous blood.
The successful contractor is responsible for kit fulfilment, sample analysis, reporting
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
962 790.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) is a longitudinal
social survey of households and individuals living in the UK. For Understanding Society, data
collection began in January 2009 and participants are interviewed annually. In the second
and third waves (2010-12) a wide range of objective health measures were collected by a
nurse, including venous blood samples from which we produced a range of analytes,
extracted DNA and produced genetic and epigenetic data. This data has been extensively
used by the public health and social science research communities. This contract covers a
wave of bio-data collection at Wave 16 (2024-26), with the emphasis being on participants
collecting samples/measurements themselves. The survey is designed and managed by the
Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex.
At Wave 16 of Understanding Society (2024-2026) we are planning to collect a range of
biomarkers. This includes asking participants for their permission to send them a kit to
enable them to collect a capillary blood sample and return it to a laboratory for analysis, with
some results being fed-back to participants (HDL, HbA1c, Total Cholesterol), others
provided to the research community and blood stored for future use.
Collection of the capillary blood sample should enable measurement of analytes that overlap
with those collected at Waves 2 and 3 from venous blood.
The successful contractor is responsible for kit fulfilment, sample analysis, reporting
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Cost criterion: Cost
/ 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
Open procedure
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 000-027957
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: T1023
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/11/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
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: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Thriva Ltd
Classic House
London
EC1V 9BP
UK
NUTS: UKI
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:
: 962 790.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/01/2024