Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2020-02-27
Buyer: The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 71241000 | 73000000 | 73100000 | 73110000 | 73200000
Estimated value: 35000000 GBP

Technical requirements: The purpose of this prior information notice (PIN) is to alert potential suppliers to an opportunity that DCMS wish to procure a framework agreement with organisations with appropriate experience and expertise to enable the research and evaluation all of its services across all business areas and sectors. The framework agreement will require the use of a wide range of methodologies and technical innovation in order to support the research and evaluation in operational and or policy areas.
Please be advised that the estimated value of this contract range between 23 000 000 GBP-35 000 000 GBP over 4 years.
DCMS are issuing this request for information (RFI) which consists of a questionnaire containing background information and a number of questions requiring responses, relating to the potential lots and services.
Conducting pilots, trials and RCTs, quasi-experimental studies, behavioural insights, impact assessments, feasibility studies, cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness and value for money analysis, developing theory-based approaches/ theories of change, developing evaluation strategies and frameworks.
Identifying causal pathways that support impacts to take place, understanding contextual influences, assessing operational aspects of programme/policy delivery (e.g. case studies, interviews).
Surveys (online, telephone, face to face), qualitative research, ethnographic research, feasibility studies, development work (eg cognitive testing of interviews, survey development), scoping studies.
Economic modelling, quality assurance of models, econometrics, secondary data analysis, longitudinal analysis, time series analysis, machine learning, Monte Carlo analysis, agent-based modelling, simulation techniques, geo-spatial mapping, data visualisation, neural networks, data engineering, natural language processing, R and Python programming.
Literature reviews, think-pieces, thematic and strategic analysis and horizon scanning, rapid evidence assessments, consultations (including engagement/evidence gathering events), attitudinal research, meta evaluations.
Large scale economic and social impact assessment and surveys; international comparisons; market analysis, value-added analysis; benchmarking; regulation, compliance, supply and demand analysis.
1) The authority is providing potential bidders the opportunity to review an outline of the lot structure and services required for the DCMS research and evaluation framework agreement and provide feedback via a market sounding questionnaire. The authority is seeking responses to the questionnaire by midday on 16.3.2020.
2) The authority wants to gauge the market interest in this procurement, the routes to market for DCMS requirements and improve the relationship with research contractors.
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-LONDON:-Research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services./9H68ZFNAQ2


Award value: 35000000