Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
Spring Place, Coventry Business Park, Herald Avenue
Coventry
CV5 6UB
UK
Contact person: Ms. Pauline Galliers
Telephone: +44 2476716839
E-mail: procurement@ofqual.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG33
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://ofqual.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA29088
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
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Perception Wave and Employer Wave Surveys.
Reference number: OF613
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Ofqual would like to appoint a supplier(s) to carry out 2 complementary Perceptions Surveys, in 2 Lots: Lot 1 focusing on perceptions of GCSEs and A Levels, and Lot 2 focusing on employer perceptions of qualifications.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
430 891.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Annual Perceptions Wave Surveys
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG33
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 will form the next waves, 16 and 17 of our Annual Perceptions Survey, which focuses on perceptions of GCSEs and A Levels, as well as other qualifications in England.
The Supplier will be required to distribute the survey, gather evidence from a representative sample of stakeholders, analyse the data and present the findings in a report that will be published as part of Ofqual's Official Statistics, as was done for waves 14 and 15.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Research approach and understanding the issue
/ Weighting: 50 %
Quality criterion: Organisation Experience
/ Weighting: 15 %
Quality criterion: Project management
/ Weighting: 10 %
Quality criterion: Quality assurance and risk management
/ Weighting: 10 %
Price
/ Weighting:
15 %
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Employer Qualifications Perceptions Surveys
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG33
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 will build on our Employer Qualifications Perceptions Survey, and would form a second wave of data of employer perceptions of vocational and technical qualifications, Functional Skills qualifications and end-point assessments in apprenticeships, and would include additional interviews of learners and teaching staff.
The Supplier will be required to complete the questionnaire design and testing, design an approach to sampling, recruit the sample, collect relevant data, carry out data analysis and write an appropriate report of the findings.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Research approach and understanding the issue
/ Weighting: 50 %
Quality criterion: Organisation experience
/ Weighting: 15 %
Quality criterion: Project management
/ Weighting: 10 %
Quality criterion: Quality assurance and risk management
/ Weighting: 10 %
Price
/ Weighting:
15 %
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:
2017/S 140-287927
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Annual Perceptions Wave Surveys
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/09/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
YouGov
50 Featherstone Street
London
EC1Y 8RT
UK
Telephone: +44 2070126008
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:
: 213 966.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Employer Qualifications Perceptions Surveys
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/09/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Pye Tait Consulting
Royal House, 110 Station Parade
Harrogate
HG1 1EP
UK
Telephone: +44 1423509433
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:
: 216 925.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:203043).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
Spring Place, Coventry Business Park, Herald Avenue
Coventry
CV5 6UB
UK
Telephone: +44 247671839
E-mail: procurement@ofqual.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: http://ofqual.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/10/2017