---
title: "Polling Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042215"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH"
published: "2023-12-06"
---

# Polling Services

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042215

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## Summary

The University of Edinburgh has awarded a contract for Polling Services to Tophatmonocle Corp. The procurement process, initiated as a tender, falls under the services category with a contract value of 62600 GBP. The award involves extending the current contract (NCA30988) to 31 December 2023, enabling data migration for the new platform. The buying organisation is based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, and the supplier, Tophatmonocle Corp., is a large-scale entity located in Toronto, Canada.

This opportunity for Polling Services from the University of Edinburgh could benefit businesses offering public-opinion polling services. The contract, currently in the award stage, presents a chance for suppliers to engage in a project with a significant value. Businesses with expertise in audience response systems and data migration services would be well-suited to compete for this contract extension, potentially establishing new partnerships and growth opportunities in the polling industry.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This modification notice relates to NCA30988. TopHat provide a platform, which is an audience response system (polling) which allows teachers to ask students questions during teaching sessions and provides a summary of answers and helpful reporting features. It integrates with our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). A new contract has been awarded, contract reference number: EC0976, however the procurement took longer than anticipated. An implementation project for the new contract is currently underway. The current contract NCA30988 is to be extended to 31 December 2023. This will provide the University of Edinburgh with additional time to migrate data and content to the new platform. The value of this contract modification is 9,100.00 GBP, which is below the maximum value of 50%.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035935-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | 5 Aug 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £62,600 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 1HT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TOPHATMONOCLE CORP. ("TOP HAT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79320000 - Public-opinion polling services

## Release History

- 6 Dec 2023 at 13:42 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035935-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000751971
- https://www.ed.ac.uk
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00107

## Provenance

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