Section one: Contracting authority
UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
Room 004 John Owens Building, Oxford Road
MANCHESTER
M13 9PL
Contact
Jan Disley
Telephone
+44 1612753912
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD33 - Manchester
The University of Manchester
RC000797
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.procurement.manchester.ac.uk/
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/manchesteruniversity/aspx/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/manchesteruniversity/aspx/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
British Election Study 2023-2026: in-person post-election survey
Reference number
2023/2049/BES-F/EF
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
Tenders are invited to conduct the fieldwork for a face-to-face cross-sectional post-election survey for the next general election.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £980,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The fieldwork for a face-to-face cross-sectional post-election survey for the next general election. The Tenderer will be responsible for the conduct of interviews and for the timely delivery of 'clean' SPSS or Stata-formatted datasets based on those interviews.
Please note: There may be additional funding during the life of this contract. Should additional funding become available there will be an opportunity to use within the bounds of this contract.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
30 September 2023
End date
29 September 2026
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
17 July 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
17 July 2023
Local time
1:00pm
Place
The University of Manchester
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure
University of Manchester staff only.
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court of Justice of England
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the applicant was unsuccessful.