Notice Information
Notice Title
UK SBS CR18059 An assessment of what factors affect young people's decisions to enter the labour market
Notice Description
The final date and time for the submission of bids is 08/05/2018 at 11:00hrs DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal. Brief Description of Requirement The Low Pay Commission (LPC) invites tenders for research to assess the factors that affect the labour market decisions of young people aged 16-24. This project has two separate, and distinct, requirements. The first requirement is for a review of the policies affecting young people's participation in education, training and work. The second requirement is for a qualitative or quantitative exploration of the factors that currently determine whether, and how, young people participate in the labour market, including the importance of the level of wages/minimum wages, education and training policy, and the system of financial and other support for young people. Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the RFx attachments tab within the Emptoris System. This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ / RFP document. How to Apply As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS will be using the CCS eSourcing Suite for this procurement. To register on the CCS eSourcing portal please follow the details contained within the Additional Information section of this notice. If you are already registered on the CCS eSourcing portal and wish to register your interest in this opportunity please email; expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk Your email must clearly state: * the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; * the name of the registered Bidder; * the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control. Additional information: DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER 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 the eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity. How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk. Your email must clearly state: * name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; * name of the registered Bidder; * name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder. As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk: Telephone: 0345 010 3503 Training documents to support Bidders to utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section. About UK Shared Business Services UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise. Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority. Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-6e6ae964-d2c9-42eb-bf6e-32ca2f27bd1e
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4dc3eaa9-5e0e-452b-ae5c-8fc818da8557
- 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
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- CPV Codes
73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £30,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £29,860 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Jul 20187 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 May 2018Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 May 20187 years ago
- Contract Period
- 24 May 2018 - 31 Dec 2018 6-12 months
- 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
- UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- research@uksbs.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWINDON
- Postcode
- SN2 1ET
- Post Town
- Swindon
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK71 Swindon
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Rodbourne Cheney
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon North
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4dc3eaa9-5e0e-452b-ae5c-8fc818da8557
5th July 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b9e915e-e66f-4c1d-95cc-0bb7852b4eb4
16th April 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5d269c3a-8e31-4bb7-8e92-1abb7c96de04
CR18059 - ITQ Tender Document -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3c3a32cd-07fc-495d-bd74-9a0814eb3101
CR18059 - AW5.2 Price Schedule -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/81603174-81e5-454e-8112-cf158ec9c8b1
CR18059 - Terms and Conditions -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4b773894-88f0-4dff-a246-45ed1004f5d3
Bidder logging into Emptoris for the first time -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fba1f0e0-5c49-4139-a686-1f6f44cf4c8f
CR18059 - ITQ Tender Document Questions -
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/24010961-5748-4003-890f-5da2d5364f08
CR18059 - ITQTender Document V2 -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2b86f468-3ff4-4a7d-9e9b-c4fe8f35176b
CR18059 - ITQ Tender Document - Final V3
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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