Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Commission for Tertiary Education and Research (Medr)
2 Capital Quarter, Tyndall Street,
Cardiff
CF104BZ
UK
E-mail: procurement@medr.cymru
NUTS: UKL22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.medr.cymru/en/
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
Social Partnership Research
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73210000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
We wish to appoint a contractor to design a programme of support to promote collaboration between tertiary education providers and trade unions in Wales.
The contractor will build upon the work already undertaken within the Further Education (FE) sector and design a flexible programme of support suitable for all parts of the tertiary education sector, including:
Further Education (FE)
Higher Education (HE)
Sixth Forms
Apprenticeships, and
Adult Community Learning (ACL)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
242 736.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
We wish to appoint a contractor to design a programme of support to promote collaboration between tertiary education providers and trade unions in Wales.
The contractor will build upon the work already undertaken within the Further Education (FE) sector and design a flexible programme of support suitable for all parts of the tertiary education sector, including:
Further Education (FE)
Higher Education (HE)
Sixth Forms
Apprenticeships, and
Adult Community Learning (ACL)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Methodology
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Experience/Expertise
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Timescale for Delivery
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Welsh Language Delivery Requirement
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ 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
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
Medr conducted their tender using the Crown Commercial Services RM6126 - Research and Insight collaborative agreement under the Dynamic Purchasing System to appoint a supplier to conduct Social Partnership Research.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
28/04/2026
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
Institute for Employment Studies
00931547
Brighton
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 242 736.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Commission for Tertiary Education and Research (Medr)
Cardiff
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/05/2026