PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PARTNER
Independent Parliamentary Standards AuthoritycontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-068fd5Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableclosed for bids
Estimated value
£233k
services
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
0 awarded
Published
30 Apr 2026
Deadline 01 Jun 2026
Description
One of IPSA’s strategic objectives is to support trust in democracy. In 2025, IPSA carried out its most ambitious listening exercise at that time, grouped under the theme of What’s Democracy Worth? IPSA wants to explore a wider range of public engagement options e.g. from informative to deliberative. This opportunity is seeking a partner for a three-year (1+1+1) contract term, to work with IPSA to carry/deliver various yearly public engagement exercises.
Scope
- Reference
- IPSA-2026-030
- Total value
- £233,333.33 excluding VAT£280,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 29 Jun 2026 to 29 Jun 2027Possible extension to 29 Jun 2029
Options to extend for two (2) separate 12-month periods for each engagement period.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 731100007931500073210000
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Ability - Requirement Response | — | quality | 50.00% |
| CVs | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Pricing Schedule | — | price | 40.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 25 May 2026, 2:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 01 Jun 2026, 12:00 pm
- Submission address
- https://login.bipsolutions.com/casDelta/login ↗
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure