DfE/Invest NI: PROCUREMENT OF KEY MARKET RESEARCH AND COMPANY DATABASES: LOTS 1-7

Department for the Economy - Invest NIcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-047c8232014L0024active
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Estimated value

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

6

2 SME

Lots

7

7 awarded

Published

11 Oct 2024

Description

Invest NI Business Information Centre (BIC) is operated by the Business Information Services team, based in the Innovation, Research and Development (IRD) Division of Invest NI. It provides a cost-effective information service to any NI company or individual wishing to develop their business, particularly when they intend to sell outside Northern Ireland. The BIC wishes to procure annual subscription licences to 7 online Market Research Information Resources which provide twenty-four seven access through a web browser to secondary market research and market analysis. This Tender has been divided into seven Lots. Each Lot will be evaluated and awarded independently. There are no restrictions on the number of Lots a Tenderer can bid for or be awarded, Tenderers may bid for one, two, three etc or all Lots as they wish. One Tenderer will be awarded per lot based on the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT). The contract duration for each lot is one year with four optional extension of up to one year each (maximum of up to 5 years).

Scope

Reference
5265721
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates

A re-tender may take place following the expiry of this current contract.

Main category
services
CPV classifications
73110000
79000000
64216210
72221000
Contract locations
Northern Ireland

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
MR1 - Protective Measures Assurance Form0quality
AC1 - Provision of Market Intelligence34.8quality
AC2 - Social Value10.2quality
AC3 - Quality of Data6quality
AC4 - Distribution rights Market Reports6quality
AC5 - Distribution rights New Product Launch Data3quality
AC6 - Total Contract Price40cost
AC1 - Industry Intelligence34.8quality
AC3 - Distribution Rights9quality
AC4 - Quality of Data6quality
AC5 - Total Contract Price40cost
AC1 - Industry Intelligence39quality
AC2 - Distribution Rights12quality
AC3 - Quality of Data9quality
AC4 - Total Contract Price40cost

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details· 7 awards

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

Award date

Contract start

Contract end

Lots · 7 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1Lot 1: Consumer: Market Reports for Ireland; Food and Drink: UK Market Reports and Global Insights£375kcancelled
2Lot 2: Consumer Reports: Global: medium depth including trend analysis£185kcancelled
3Lot 3: Industrial reports: Global: Markets and Technologies research£200kcancelled
4Lot 4: Sector reports for key export markets£365kcancelled
5Lot 5: Industrial, consumer reports: High level market and economic reports worldwide£190kcancelled