Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
e: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
9th Floor, The Capital Building, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3450103503
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Public Procurement
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Research Marketplace 2
Reference number
RM6126
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a DPS agreement for the provision of Research Marketplace services to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations and charities. It is intended that this DPS agreement
will be the recommended vehicle for all research and behavioural insights services required by UK Central Government Departments.
This agreement will be for the social, economic and market research services, along with policy analysis, development and advice, service insight, design, delivery and organisational reform. Associated additional services will also be included. This is the replacement DPS agreement for RM6018.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £300,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73110000 - Research services
- 73111000 - Research laboratory services
- 73430000 - Test and evaluation
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
- 79310000 - Market research services
- 79311000 - Survey services
- 79311100 - Survey design services
- 79311200 - Survey conduction services
- 79311210 - Telephone survey services
- 79311300 - Survey analysis services
- 79311400 - Economic research services
- 79311410 - Economic impact assessment
- 79312000 - Market-testing services
- 79313000 - Performance review services
- 79314000 - Feasibility study
- 79315000 - Social research services
- 79320000 - Public-opinion polling services
- 79330000 - Statistical services
- 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
- 79342311 - Customer satisfaction survey
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a DPS agreement for the provision of Research Marketplace services to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and
Devolved Administrations and Charities.
It is intended that this DPS agreement will be the recommended vehicle for research and behavioural insights services required by UK Central Government Departments.
This agreement will be for the social, economic and market research services, along with policy analysis, development and advice, service insight, design, delivery and organisational reform. Associated additional services will also be included.
This is the replacement DPS agreement for RM6018.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 October 2021
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is for information only. This PIN replaces the previous PIN issued on the 29/07/2020 under OJEU Notice Reference2020-041713.
Please note that for this and all new UK procurement opportunities which are launched after 23:00 on 31 December 2020, CCS will be required to publish notices relating to those procurements on the new UK Find a Tender Service (FTS). Notices will not be published on Tenders Electronic Daily (TED).
You are therefore advised to monitor FTS and Contracts Finder for the notification of the release of the ITT documents for this procurement.
FTS, www.find-tender.service.gov.uk will go live and available for public use from 23:00 on 31 December 2020.
Further information can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/public-sector-procurement-from-1-january-2021