---
title: "Award of contract for specialist data set"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000676895"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN"
published: "2021-12-10"
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# Award of contract for specialist data set

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000676895

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## Summary

The University of Aberdeen has awarded a contract for a specialist data set following an open procurement process without further competition. This procurement, categorised under education services, has a total contract value of £84,000 and was officially signed on 10 December 2021. The tender was initiated as part of the university's efforts to acquire data in a unique format necessary for its research, ensuring compatibility with existing datasets provided by Kantar Worldpanel, the selected supplier based in London.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses that specialise in data provision and research services, particularly those capable of delivering unique datasets that match specific research requirements. The award to Kantar Worldpanel highlights a preference for suppliers who can offer necessary comparability and compatibility, signalling potential growth avenues for providers with tailored offerings in data analytics and market research, especially within the educational sector.

## Notice

Award of contract without further competition.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Under clause 6(1) (b) (ii) of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016, a contracting authority may award a contract without competition (only where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of artificial narrowing down of parameters of the procurement). In this case, the grounds for not exposing to competition are as follows: - Kantar is the only research agency who can provide data in the format required for this Project. - Comparability & compatibility with existing data (which was provided by Kantar) is essential for this research project to provide longer time-series to examine changing patterns of food purchases.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC435520 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Dec 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Dec 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £84,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN |
| Locality | ABERDEEN |
| Post town | Aberdeen |
| Postcode | AB24 3FX |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |
| Local authority | Aberdeen City |
| Electoral ward | Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen |
| Westminster constituency | Aberdeen North |
| Delivery location | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KANTAR WORLDPANEL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72314000 - Data collection and collation services

## Release History

- 10 Dec 2021 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC435520

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC435520
  Award of contract for specialist data set - Award of contract without further competition.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.abdn.ac.uk/procurement
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000676895

## Provenance

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