Notice Information
Notice Title
C20190246 - Ofcom Market Research Framework
Notice Description
Ofcom's Market Research team commissions primary research services for a range of teams across the organisation, including Consumer Policy, Spectrum Policy Group, Competition Group and the Content and Strategy teams. Examples of our work can be located in the Market Research section of the Ofcom website: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data There are four Market Research Lots in the new framework for the provision of standard market research services, each of which relate to a broad area of standard research expertise; quantitative, qualitative, omnibus and online panel research. If Ofcom has a specialist or niche market research service requirement we may choose to commission that through the framework, or we may choose to commission it via an open Invitation to Tender Process, by inviting specialist suppliers to bid. At this stage of the process, Applicants are invited to express an interest in providing standard market research services to Ofcom in one or more of these lots. Applicants that pass this initial assessment will be invited to take part in the second stage of the tender. If successful in the second stage of the tender, they will be added as Tenderers to the framework agreement for a particular Lot(s). The Lots under this framework will be: Lot 1 - Quantitative Research Lot 2- Qualitative Research Lot 3 - Face to Face omnibus research Lot 4 - Online panel research
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-52d305f6-d080-4d62-8b65-c630fafb1de6
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb2cd21a-4eb0-4a66-a92d-fe1b80c9b87a
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79310000 - Market research services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £20,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £20,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Aug 20205 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Sep 2019Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 Feb 20206 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2020 - 31 Mar 2024 4-5 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
- OFCOM
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 9HA
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Southwark
- Electoral Ward
- Borough & Bankside
- Westminster Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb2cd21a-4eb0-4a66-a92d-fe1b80c9b87a
5th August 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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