DfE/Invest NI: PROCUREMENT OF KEY MARKET RESEARCH AND COMPANY DATABASES: LOTS 1-7
Estimated value
£1.7m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
7
Published
11 Jul 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
- Total value
- £1,665,000 excluding VAT
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
A re-tender may take place following the expiry of this current contract.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 73110000790000006421621072221000
- Contract locations
- Northern Ireland
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of Market Intelligence | 34.8 | quality | — |
| Social Value | 10.2 | quality | — |
| Quality of Data | 6 | quality | — |
| Distribution rights (Market Reports) | 6 | quality | — |
| Distribution rights (New Product Launch Data) | 3 | quality | — |
| Total Contract Price | 40 | cost | — |
| Industry Intelligence | 34.8 | quality | — |
| Distribution rights | 9 | quality | — |
| Industry Intelligence | 39 | quality | — |
| Distribution rights | 12 | quality | — |
| Quality of Data | 9 | quality | — |
Submission & procedure
- Submission deadline
- 13 Aug 2024, 2:00 pm
- Submission address
- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Lots · 7 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lot 1: Consumer: Market Reports for Ireland; Food and Drink: UK Market Reports and Global Insights | £375k | active |
| 2 | Lot 2: Consumer Reports: Global: medium depth including trend analysis | £185k | active |
| 3 | Lot 3: Industrial reports: Global: Markets and Technologies research | £200k | active |
| 4 | Lot 4: Sector reports for key export markets | £365k | active |
| 5 | Lot 5: Industrial, consumer reports: High level market and economic reports worldwide | £190k | active |