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Online Research Community

NS&I

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10 Jan 2024 at 16:10

Summary of the contracting process

The buying organisation, NS&I, has awarded a contract for the project titled "Online Research Community" in the services industry category. The procurement stage was completed with an award made on January 2, 2024. The contract period starts on January 27, 2024, and ends on January 26, 2028. The procurement method used was selective, through a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The location for delivery is in Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom.

This tender provides an opportunity for market research agencies with experience in managing online research communities to compete. The contract is suited for small and medium-sized enterprises. Businesses that specialise in survey services, survey design, conduction, analysis, and other related services may find this tender suitable for growing their operations. NS&I is the contracting authority, and the project presents a chance for the selected supplier to deliver services and showcase insights back to the business.

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Notice Title

Online Research Community

Notice Description

NS&I's research communities are an online platform which allows a large number of customers and a small number of non-NS&I customers to take part in various research activities, primarily online surveys, polls (including nested polls) and discussions on various topics ranging from savings and NS&I's products to views about NS&I's communications, interactions with savings providers and app development. The requirement is to acquire the services of a market research agency with previous experience in building and managing bespoke online research communities with at least 8,000 community members. The current customer community is c5,000 members (we're building on the number of members as well as refreshing); it has a sub-group community used for testing of NS&I's mobile app content called the Beta App Group. Whilst the non-NS&I customer community has 200 members (refreshed approximately once a year). There is also a requirement for monthly showcases (feeding insight back in to the business via Teams video call), ad hoc reports for stakeholder led content and functionality to allow searches of past topics of content.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-d859f1ed-01c0-4192-a72e-be3d8202b5e1
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a368743-6029-4f81-97d1-0c79a0d485b0
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79311000 - Survey services

79311100 - Survey design services

79311200 - Survey conduction services

79311210 - Telephone survey services

79311300 - Survey analysis services

79311400 - Economic research services

79311410 - Economic impact assessment

79312000 - Market-testing services

79313000 - Performance review services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£348,700 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Jan 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Dec 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Jan 20242 years ago
Contract Period
27 Jan 2024 - 26 Jan 2028 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NS&I
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
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
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EXPLAIN MARKET RESEARCH

Further Information

Notice Documents

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