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| Title: | Administering the National Student Survey (NSS) and disseminating the survey results |
| Notice type: | Contract Award Notice |
| Authority: | Office for Students |
| Nature of contract: | Services |
| Procedure: | Open |
| Short Description: | The Office for Students is leading the procurement exercise to appoint a contractor(s) to administer the National Student Survey (NSS) in 2025 and 2026, and to undertake dissemination of NSS 2025 and 2026 results on behalf of the UK funding and regulatory bodies. |
| Published: | 27/03/2024 15:14 |
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Section I: Contracting Authority
I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Office for Students
Westward House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8SR, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1179317149, Email: procurement@officeforstudents.org.uk
Main Address: https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk
NUTS Code: UKK1
I.2) Joint procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement: No
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No
I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity:
General public services
Section II: Object Of The Contract
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Administering the National Student Survey (NSS) and disseminating the survey results
Reference number: PRN1945
II.1.2) Main CPV code:
79311000 - Survey services.
II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
II.1.4) Short description: The Office for Students is leading the procurement exercise to appoint a contractor(s) to administer the National Student Survey (NSS) in 2025 and 2026, and to undertake dissemination of NSS 2025 and 2026 results on behalf of the UK funding and regulatory bodies.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 6,451,477
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description (lot no. 1)
II.2.1) Title:Administering the NSS and disseminating the results
Lot No:1
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
79311000 - Survey services.
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Main site or place of performance:
Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Administering the NSS and disseminating the results
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Not Provided
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided
II.2) Description (lot no. 2)
II.2.1) Title:Administering the NSS only
Lot No:2
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
79311000 - Survey services.
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Main site or place of performance:
Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Administering the NSS only
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Not Provided
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided
II.2) Description (lot no. 3)
II.2.1) Title:Disseminating the NSS results only
Lot No:3
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support.
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Main site or place of performance:
Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Disseminating the NSS results only
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Not Provided
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No
IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: No
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJEU: 2023/S 000-028888
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No
Section V: Award of contract
Award Of Contract (No.1)
Contract No: Not Provided
Lot Number: 1
Title: Administering the NSS and disseminating the results
A contract/lot is awarded: No
V.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Award Of Contract (No.2)
Contract No: Not Provided
Lot Number: 2
Title: Administering the NSS only
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 15/03/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
Contractor (No.1)
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd, 00948470
3 Thomas More Square, London, E1W 1YW, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UKK1
The contractor is an SME: No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 6,451,477
Total value of the contract/lot: 6,451,477
Currency: GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
Award Of Contract (No.3)
Contract No: Not Provided
Lot Number: 3
Title: Disseminating the NSS results only
A contract/lot is awarded: No
V.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Office for Students
Westward House, Lime Kiln Close, Bristol, BS34 8SR, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1179317149
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Office for Students
Westward House, Lime Kiln Close, Bristol, BS34 8SR, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1179317149
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Office for Students
Westward House, Lime Kiln Close, Bristol, BS34 8SR, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1179317149
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 27/03/2024