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title: "UK SBS FWMRCR17069OME - Survey of newly-appointed judges in the UK"
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# UK SBS FWMRCR17069OME - Survey of newly-appointed judges in the UK

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-eeaed0af-c157-43b0-a14a-73a057ac12eb

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "UK SBS FWMRCR17069OME - Survey of newly-appointed judges in the UK" was conducted by UK Shared Business Services Limited, a contracting authority based in Swindon, England. The tender falls under the services category, specifically focusing on research and development consultancy services, and was awarded to NatCen Social Research. The contract, valued at £49,967, commenced on 17th July 2017 and will conclude on 31st January 2018. This procurement process entered the award stage on 12th July 2017, following a tender period that ended on 28th June 2017.

This contract presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialised in market research and consultancy services, particularly those with a background in legal or judicial surveys. Companies that can deliver robust data analysis and insight generation can leverage their expertise to meet the specific requirements outlined in the tender description, especially those geared towards understanding the experiences and expectations of new judges in the UK judiciary. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to engage with such opportunities, given the contract's suitability for them.

## Notice

The purpose of this project is to provide the SSRB with robust, reliable summary information relating to those newly-appointed to the judiciary, distinguishing between fee-paid and salaried roles, including: a. pre-appointment earnings; b. pre-appointment backgrounds and experience; c. individual motivations in applying to join the judiciary; d. judges' individual expectations of length of tenure in their current role and in the judiciary more generally; and e. for fee-paid judges, intentions to apply for salaried judicial appointments. The current Major Review is more extensive in scope than previous ones because, in addition to salaried posts, it covers the tribunals' judiciary and fee-paid judges. However, the focus of the survey element is on those appointed to the judiciary for the first time but excluding senior judges (above the High Court, in salary groups 1-3), who are likely to have been appointed from other judicial appointments2. For the purpose of the survey, newly-appointed will be defined as individuals recruited into a judicial appointment in the four years, 1 Apr 12 - 31 Mar 16. The survey will need to take account of the fact that recruitment into the different levels of the judiciary varies from year to year and that pre-employment data may need to capture information over more than one year to take account of annual fluctuations in earnings. Data from the Judicial Offices indicates that there will be around 500 salaried and 1,000 fee-paid judges in scope for this survey.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6214f482-ae8c-4a7d-9c7f-c1062da7f7da |
| 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 | 29 Aug 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Jun 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Jul 2017 |
| Contract period | 16 Jul 2017 - 31 Jan 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £60,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £49,967 |
| 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 | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NATCEN SOCIAL RESEARCH |

## 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

- 29 Aug 2017 at 13:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6214f482-ae8c-4a7d-9c7f-c1062da7f7da

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6214f482-ae8c-4a7d-9c7f-c1062da7f7da
  29th August 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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