Planning

Consumer Personal Care Product Usage Survey

DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS AND TRADE

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Planning

31 Oct 2023 at 14:26

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Business and Trade in the United Kingdom is initiating a planned procurement process for the "Consumer Personal Care Product Usage Survey" project. The project falls under the services category and aims to gather data on personal care product usage patterns in the UK through an online consumer survey. The survey will involve around 8000 participants representing diverse demographics over a one-month period to provide insights into consumer behaviour and preferences. Interested suppliers can engage by responding to the Prior Information Notice by 29th November 2023.

This tender opportunity presents business growth prospects for research service providers interested in conducting consumer behaviour studies. Suitable businesses should have experience in research methodologies and data analysis to deliver accurate and actionable insights from the survey data. With a focus on personal care products and consumer demographics, successful bidders can contribute to enhancing product safety policies and developing targeted marketing strategies for the industry. The planned communication date for further engagement is set for 27th January 2024.

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Notice Title

Consumer Personal Care Product Usage Survey

Notice Description

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (" the customer") has a potential requirement for the provision of Consumer Personal Care Product Usage Survey.The aim of this project is to assess the usage of selected personal care products via an online consumer usage survey and generate an up to date and representative data set examining patterns of use for personal care products in the UK. This will also involve generating a data set examining the difference in use of personal care products between demographic groups.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The aim of this project is to assess the usage of selected personal care products via an online consumer usage survey and generate an up to date and representative data set examining patterns of use for personal care products in the UK. This will also involve generating a data set examining the difference in use of personal care products between demographic groups. By undertaking the research, we would be beginning a process that will potentially allow OPSS, the SAG-CS and industry to deliver more accurate chemical risk assessments by improving the accuracy of the exposure assessments used. By measuring demographic characteristics against personal care product usage, it will provide OPSS a clearer picture as to the influence demographic characteristics have on personal care product usage. Diversity and inclusion is core to all the actions we take as regulators. By undertaking this research, it will allow OPSS to better understand consumer behaviour regarding personal care product usage across different groups of consumers and we can consider this evidence in future actions we take on personal care product safety (policy development, campaigns etc). It will also help us to fulfil our mission of protecting people and places through more inclusive assessment of exposure. What are the precise research questions that will be answered? Primary research questions: * What personal care products do consumers use and how are they used? * How do demographic characteristics influence consumers personal care product usage habits? We are particularly interested in children, adults over 65 and comparisons between ethnic groups. * The survey questions being asked to answer these questions: * How often do consumers use a product (multiple times a day/ how many times a day/week/month)? * Where on the body is a product used? * How much (amount)? * How much skin surface area/mouth surface area/hair do consumers apply it to? * Do consumers use multiple products (of different and similar types) * How consumers decide on the product they purchase? * Are there any considerations around the safety or the ingredients of the product consumers have? * Have they ever experienced negative effects when using the personal care products? We would like the contractor to familiarise themselves with the methodologies used in (Hall et al., 2007 and Hall et al., 2011) before designing their methodologies, as we wish to be able to compare the results from both surveys.The project will be an online consumer survey in which approximately 8000 people (from a representative range of ethnicities, ages and socioeconomic groups) will record their normal personal care product usage over a 1-month period. This will include details of the product type, an estimate of the amount used, where it was applied and how frequently it was applied, as well as other criteria. In addition to this, demographic data will also be recorded to correlate usage patterns with demographic groups. OPSS would like to use the data generated from the demographic aspect of the survey, to identify trends related to certain groups' usage of personal care products. This will allow for a more proactive approach to identifying areas for future research and identifying any potential risks. The accuracy of survey respondents' recollection will be validated with an online diary of approximately 200 respondents. Any trends in under or over-estimating use, would add to the interpretation of survey findings. Additional information: If you would interested in bidding for the requirement or finding out more information, please respond to this Prior Information Notice by emailing commercialresearchandconsultancy@businessandtrade.gov.uk by 14:00 on the 29 November 2023. We will be holding market engagements calls with interested suppliers as responses are received.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-041090
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032152-2023
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

73110000 - Research services

73300000 - Design and execution of research and development

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
27 Jan 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS AND TRADE
Contact Name
Kelly Stanard
Contact Email
commercialresearchandconsultancy@businessandtrade.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

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