II.1)
Scope of the procurement
Citizen Assemblies
Reference number:
CPA/SPU/2366
79320000
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Public-opinion polling services
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
This is a Contract Award Notice
We are looking for a provider to enable the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner (OPCC) to host an innovative public engagement event in the form of a citizen assembly.
The purpose of the assembly will be to seek the views of a randomly selected representative sample of the population on the issue of policing in their area. This is part of the Commissioner’s plan to better understand the community’s feelings about the policing of their local area. He wants to give communities a voice in better informing how we police and believes that hosting a Citizens’ Assembly will help him do this.
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.1.7)
Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
80000.00
GBP
/
Highest offer:
100000.00
GBP
taken into consideration
(excluding VAT)
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
79311000
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Survey services
79311300
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Survey analysis services
79315000
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Social research services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD6 -
Cheshire
Main site or place of performance:
Cheshire. CW7 2UA
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
This is a Contract Award Notice
We are looking for a provider to enable the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner (OPCC) to host an innovative public engagement event in the form of a citizen assembly.
The purpose of the assembly will be to seek the views of a randomly selected representative sample of the population on the issue of policing in their area. This is part of the Commissioner’s plan to better understand the community’s feelings about the policing of their local area. He wants to give communities a voice in better informing how we police and believes that hosting a Citizens’ Assembly will help him do this. The successful provider will facilitate the citizens assembly, which will be used to inform future plans for engagement as well as inform the ongoing development of the Commissioner’s Police & Crime Plan. The provider will include all the related administration to identify the audience and interact with them, facilitating the event, as well as assisting in the development of the assembly’s recommendations.
Full details of the requirements can be found in the Specification which is available within the on-line tender on the Bluelight e-tendering portal.
This contract is being advertised through an Open Above Threshold tender process in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015. This contract is only initially for the first pilot event and is anticipated to be for the period from award through to 31 March 2025. If the pilot is successful, there will be an option(s) to extend to cover further events to be organised with the same provider in increments of not less than 6 months up to 31 March 2028. It is anticipated that the response to this initial tender will focus on the holding of the pilot event, with some indicative costings (rate card) for further events if they were to be arranged.
This contract is only initially for the first pilot event and is for the period from award through to 31 March 2025 at a value of £93,990.00 . The total value of this contract linked to the options set out above is set at £500,000.00.
Criteria below
Quality criterion
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Name:
EQ1 - Ability to Deliver
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Weighting:
30%
Quality criterion
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Name:
EQ2 - Engagement
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Weighting:
10%
Quality criterion
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Name:
EQ3 - Project Team/Governance
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Weighting:
10%
Quality criterion
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Name:
EQ4 - Legacy/Social Value
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Weighting:
10%
Price
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Weighting:
PQ1 - 40%
II.2.11)
Information about options
Options:
yes
Description of options:
This contract is only initially for the first pilot event and is anticipated to be for the period from award through to 31 March 2025. If the pilot is successful, there will be an option(s) to extend to cover further events to be organised with the same provider in increments of not less than 6 months up to 31 March 2028.
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
A standstill period was observed from Friday 16th August 2024 to midnight at the end of Tuesday 27th August 2024.