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title: "Director Social Research"
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# Director Social Research

Buyer: COMPANIES HOUSE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7a7ecef0-634e-4c61-8fb9-44bf4e24fff5

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## Summary

The procurement process involves Companies House, based in Cardiff, which is seeking to appoint a contractor for the project titled "Director Social Research." This service falls under the industry category of research and development services and related consultancy services. The procurement took place through a selective method via a dynamic purchasing system, concluding its tender period on 19 November 2021. The awarded contract, valued at £46,850, commenced on 16 December 2021 and is set to run until 31 March 2022.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in social research and consultancy services, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Companies that can demonstrate expertise in legal duties and statutory responsibilities relating to corporate governance will be well-suited to compete. The insights gained from this research are also expected to inform educational programmes, thereby offering potential collaborators further avenues for growth and engagement with government departments.

## Notice

Via CCS Research DPS RM6018 Social research project: New Directors' understanding of their legal duties and statutory responsibilities following Incorporation Incorporation, the legal process through which a corporate entity or company is formed, is a relatively straightforward and frictionless process to undertake. However, by doing so, individuals named as Directors of the new corporate entity or company become subject to a set of legal duties (as codified in the Companies Act 2006) and associated sets of statutory responsibilities in relation to engagement with specific reporting processes. The process of incorporation is managed by CH, but as CH is a register rather than a regulator, there is no necessity for new Directors to demonstrate understanding of the above prior to incorporation. In January 2021, the IES and INSS implemented a Business Opinion Omnibus survey in relation to understanding of Directors' Duties as defined in the Companies Act. Of respondents (individuals associated with an incorporated business; n=727, of which 44% were Directors), significant self-identified gaps in knowledge were demonstrated, with 29-33% of respondents who are Directors (the target group of this research) reporting that they do not fully understand each aspect of their duties as outlined in the Act. CH, as part of its drive to support new Directors and understand Customer behaviour most broadly, therefore have identified a need to develop more refined insight on new Directors' (those being Directors who have incorporated within the past 18 months) understanding and knowledge of their legal duties and the statutory responsibilities that they are subject to. We wish to commission a piece of qualitative social research to address this need. We plan to use the findings of this research to enhance our educational programmes for new Directors, and plan other intervention strategies. The findings are also of significant cross-government interest to other departments with a stake in this area.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/434231b7-bea3-4f07-bbbf-d044fa65bf85 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Dec 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Nov 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Dec 2021 |
| Contract period | 16 Dec 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £46,850 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £46,850 |
| 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 | COMPANIES HOUSE |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF14 3UZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Gabalfa |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | C M MONITOR (BRITAIN THINKS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 16 Dec 2021 at 11:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/434231b7-bea3-4f07-bbbf-d044fa65bf85

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/434231b7-bea3-4f07-bbbf-d044fa65bf85
  16th December 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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