Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
LONDON
SW1A2AS
commercial@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Research on the impact of strategic communication interventions
Reference number
GCSEXP21090005
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73110000 - Research services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Cabinet Office (the 'Authority') has awarded a contract to the supplier to deliver an evidence-base research of what impact strategic communications intervention has had on the audience, actor and environment related to dis- and misinformation.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £139,839.55
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract was Direct Awarded under Reg 32(2)(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100%
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 0%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
"This contract was Direct Awarded under Reg 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Procurement Regulations.
Competition was absent for technical reasons for the following reasons:
- 1. Unique Access, Trust & Influence to HMG partners in our International Security Network. A trusted intermediary with unique connections beyond the UK government working on high-level research on disinformation. Given the sensitivities of the subject matter this was critical to open up trusted dialogue amongst HMG's strategic partners.
- 2. Pattrn Analytics & Intelligence Ltd. and the Digital Forensics Lab are at the forefront of research around disinformation, computational propaganda and digital manipulation combined with advanced machine learning techniques in disinformation research.
Access, Trust & Influence: Pattrn Analytics & Intelligence Ltd., provides advanced insights on global information operations, data flows and public understanding of critical issues in disinformation. Pattrn Analytics & Intelligence Ltd. has a critical working relationship with HMG strategic partners which has been built up over many years; the US-based Atlantic Council and its research arm, the Digital Forensic Research lab, as well as a number of international institutions and NGOs working against disinformation. This provides the opportunity to learn from the expertise of UK allies facing similar disinformation threats to national security and incorporate global successes and approaches into the work.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
GCSEXP21090005
Title
Research on the impact of strategic communication interventions
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31 March 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Pattrn Analytics and Intelligence Ltd
Oxford
OX2 7DY
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £139,839.55
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
London
Country
United Kingdom