Contract

DHSC:GH: Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) England research study

  • Department of Health and Social Care

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-029383

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-040830

Published 5 October 2023, 12:08pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Department of Health and Social Care

39 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0EU

Contact

Michael Murphy

Email

ccsinbox@dhsc.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI32 - Westminster

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

Buyer's address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

DHSC:GH: Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) England research study

Reference number

C25149

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 73110000 - Research services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

HBSC is a long-running cross-national research study that surveys 11, 13 and 15-year-old children’s health and wellbeing, social environment and health behaviours. The research is undertaken in 49 countries across Europe and North America.

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: £684,576.79

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI32 - Westminster

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

HBSC is a long-running cross-national research study that surveys 11, 13 and 15-year-old children’s health and wellbeing, social environment and health behaviours. The research is undertaken in 49 countries across Europe and North America.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 100

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

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 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:
    • protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Explanation:

Reg.32(2)(b)(iii) – Exclusive Rights

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

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30 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

UNIVERSITY OF KENT

Giles Lane

Canterbury

CT2 7NZ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

RC000656

Internet address

http://www.kent.ac.uk

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £684,576.79

Total value of the contract/lot: £684,576.79


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court

Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Email

generaloffice@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals