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title: "ID 4629334 DfE - Consumer Council - Market Research Support"
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# ID 4629334 DfE - Consumer Council - Market Research Support

Buyer: CONSUMER COUNCIL NORTHERN IRELAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b4e6

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## Summary

The Consumer Council Northern Ireland has awarded a contract for market research support to COGNISENSE LTD. The contract, with an estimated value of £2,000,000, involves providing insight aligning with the Council's objectives. The contract is initially for one year with options to extend. Performance will be monitored, and failure to meet requirements may lead to termination.

This tender offers an opportunity for market research service providers to engage with the Consumer Council's procurement process. Businesses with experience in market research and a track record of delivering quality services in alignment with statutory powers would be well-suited to compete. The procurement process follows open procedures and includes criteria such as proposed methodology, team experience, risk management, and social value, alongside total scenario price.

## Notice

The Consumer Council is seeking to appoint a market research Contractor who can deliver insight on behalf of the Consumer Council that fully aligns to the organisation's statutory powers and objectives regarding understanding consumers and undertaking best practice research. The contract period will be for an initial period of one year with two options to extend for any period, up to and including, twelve months each, starting from the award of the contract.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Consumer Council is seeking to appoint a market research Contractor who can deliver insight on behalf of the Consumer Council that fully aligns to the organisation's statutory powers and objectives regarding understanding consumers and undertaking best practice research. The contract period will be for an initial period of one year with two options to extend for any period, up to and including, twelve months each, starting from the award of the contract.

Options: There are two options to extend for any period, up to and including, twelve months each.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018623-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Apr 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,000,000 |
| Lots value | £2,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CONSUMER COUNCIL NORTHERN IRELAND |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT2 8EN |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
- 79310000 - Market research services

## Release History

- 30 Jun 2023 at 08:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018623-2023
- 22 Mar 2023 at 08:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008240-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

## Provenance

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