Contract

prj_4673 - Platform and Recruitment Support

  • DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial

F20: Modification notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-023086

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05184a

Published 20 May 2025, 10:59am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial

SW1A 2EG

London

SW1A 2EG

Email

dsit.dttgcbp@dsit.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-science-innovation-and-technology


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

prj_4673 - Platform and Recruitment Support

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 73110000 - Research services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

prj_4673 - Platform and Recruitment Support

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:

DSIT requires a Supplier to provide study participants and platform access for human uplift studies and human impacts studies. The Supplier should provide recruitment and payment of study participants and a platform to enable communication with them where necessary.

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Start date

23 January 2025

End date

23 January 2026

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

Con_7389

Title

prj_4673 - Platform and Recruitment Support

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:

23 January 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Prolific Research USA Inc

USA 19801

Wilmington

USA 19801

Country

United States

NUTS code
  • US - United States
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)

Total value of the procurement: £1,400,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of Justice

London

Country

United Kingdom


Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession

seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

seven.1.1) Main CPV code

  • 73110000 - Research services

seven.1.3) Place of performance

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom

seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:

DSIT requires a Supplier to provide study participants and platform access for human uplift studies and human impacts studies. The Supplier should provide recruitment and payment of study participants and a platform to enable communication with them where necessary.

seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Start date

23 January 2025

End date

23 January 2026

seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession:

£1,400,000

seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Prolific Research USA Inc

USA 19801

Wilmington, New Castle Country

Country

United States

NUTS code
  • US - United States
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

seven.2) Information about modifications

seven.2.1) Description of the modifications

Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):

The value of the contract has been increased by £400,000 to £1,400,00 to ensure continued delivery of key studies.

seven.2.2) Reasons for modification

Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.

Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:

Technical studies could not be migrated to a different supplier mid-study.

seven.2.3) Increase in price

Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)

Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000

Total contract value after the modifications

Value excluding VAT: £1,400,000