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# Omnibus survey for polling employees and employers

Buyer: ADVISORY, CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-11f3e24a-f7f7-4001-8003-a74ea4128af2

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae03d6e0-3bd5-49f0-99db-600889bddf7e |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Apr 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 May 2024 |
| Contract period | 14 May 2024 - 14 May 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £180,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ADVISORY, CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION SERVICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0TL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | YOUGOV |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

## Release History

- 3 Jun 2024 at 14:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae03d6e0-3bd5-49f0-99db-600889bddf7e
- 10 Apr 2024 at 09:43 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d0f6837-92c4-4d29-9ab4-39b1d902023c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae03d6e0-3bd5-49f0-99db-600889bddf7e
  3rd June 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d0f6837-92c4-4d29-9ab4-39b1d902023c
  10th April 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.acas.org.uk/

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