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Omnibus survey for polling employees and employers

ADVISORY, CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION SERVICE

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Award

03 Jun 2024 at 14:06

Award Notice
Tender

10 Apr 2024 at 09:43

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) is seeking to procure an Omnibus survey for polling employees and employers. This is a 3-year contract with a tender deadline of Thursday, 25th April 2024 at 11:00 GMT. The survey will assess awareness of ACAS, services, and workplace relations issues. The procurement stage is at the award phase. The location is in London, England, with the contracting authority contact person being Cedric Shillingford at bids@acas.org.uk.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses in the research and development consultancy services industry to compete. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to apply. Businesses with experience in market and economic research, polling, and statistics are well-suited for this opportunity. ACAS is using an open procedure for this procurement, offering potential suppliers the chance to grow their business through a long-term service contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Omnibus survey for polling employees and employers

Notice Description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Thursday, 25th April 2024 - 11.00. All tender information MUST be submitted via bids@acas.org.uk . Brief Description of Requirement Acas wishes to procure an Omnibus survey for polling employees and employers for the purposes of: a) Assessing the awareness of Acas b) Assessing the awareness of Acas services c) Assessing the prevalence of certain workplace relations issues affecting employees and/or employers The survey would run quarterly with some core questions and some questions that would switch out/in depending on requirements, topical issues and/or policy requirements. This will be a 3 year contract that is subject to yearly budget approval prior to agreement of any annual extension option. All potential supplier interested in participation must email bids@acas.org.uk to request the tender documentation. This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ / RFP document. How to Apply All communication will be via bids@acas.org.uk Additional information: Email bids@acas.org.uk quoting "Acas27327 Omnibus survey for polling employees and employers" to receive the tender pack. All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts) Responses must be received by the date in the tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via bids@acas.org.uk will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity. All communication between the contracting authority and potential suppliers will be via bids@acas.org.uk. Please note it is your responsibility to access these messages on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity. The contracting authority expressly reserves the right: i. not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and ii. to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement; and in no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by any supplier. If the contracting authority decides to enter into a contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-11f3e24a-f7f7-4001-8003-a74ea4128af2
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae03d6e0-3bd5-49f0-99db-600889bddf7e
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£180,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Jun 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
25 Apr 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 May 20241 years ago
Contract Period
14 May 2024 - 14 May 2027 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ADVISORY, CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION SERVICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 0TL
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

YOUGOV

Further Information

Notice Documents

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