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title: "UK SBS Longitudinal Small Business Survey: Year 3 Analysis and Reporting"
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# UK SBS Longitudinal Small Business Survey: Year 3 Analysis and Reporting

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-22f720ca-b57d-427f-8116-90b0a30ddbd6

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the UK Shared Business Services Limited as the buying organisation, seeking contractors for the project titled "UK SBS Longitudinal Small Business Survey: Year 3 Analysis and Reporting". This project falls under the Research and development consultancy services industry category and is based in the South East region of England. The tender was awarded on 2nd March 2017, with the contract period commencing on 3rd March 2017 and concluding on 31st March 2018. The total value of the contract awarded is £78,082, and the submission deadline for responses was 14th February 2017.

This tender opens up significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in market research, data analysis, or consultancy services. Businesses that excel in conducting surveys, especially with niche focus on small businesses, are well-suited to engage in similar future tenders. The requirement for a contractor to produce fully annotated datasets suggests a need for firms with experience in quantitative research methodologies and stakeholder engagement among SMEs. Additionally, potential bidders should ensure they are registered on the CCS eSourcing Suite to participate in future procurement opportunities.

## Notice

A contractor(s) is being commissioned to conduct the Year 3 resurveys of respondents to the Year 2 survey. This contractor will undertake the surveys and produce fully annotated datasets. For year 3, separate surveys are being undertaken of businesses with 0 to 9 employees and those with 10 to 249 employees. The total achieved sample for year 3 is likely to be c. 6,000 SMEs. 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 bid documents. Responses received outside or concurrently using the eSourcing process will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity. How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite Full details of this opportunity can be found on the e-sourcing portal please follow instructions below. 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 customers improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise. 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. For full details of our partner base please review the following link: http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab409263-0222-45a3-8ff0-8285549af83a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Mar 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Feb 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Mar 2017 |
| Contract period | 3 Mar 2017 - 31 Mar 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £90,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £78,082 |
| 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 | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1ET |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK (ENTERPRISE RESEARCH CENTRE |

## 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

- 27 Mar 2017 at 16:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab409263-0222-45a3-8ff0-8285549af83a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab409263-0222-45a3-8ff0-8285549af83a
  27th March 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0159ff11-e201-434c-8609-1fe736860b3f
  Mini Competition Document
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0fa172f3-f400-43cf-9ac1-74d553cda03a
  Mini Competition Questions document
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/01cdef30-4080-4d06-8325-aee618816384
  AW5.2 Price Schedule

## Notice URLs

- http://www.uksbs.co.uk
- http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/
- https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk

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