Awarded contract

LSRS296 Research participant incentive (Gift Card)

Details

Buyer: UK Health Security Agency
Supplier(s): Park Retail Ltd t/a Love2shop
Value: £1,000,000
Topic: Market research services
Published: 17 November 2023
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

High street gift cards given to research participants in acknowledgement for their participation in research. Lot 1: Following an Open Tender Procurement, a long-term contract has been awarded to Park Retail Limited t/a Love2shop for the purchase of Research participant incentive (Gift Card). <br/><br/>High street vouchers given to research participants in acknowledgement for their participation in research. The vouchers are supplied as physical (plastic) gift cards to those participants for whom an e-voucher would not be appropriate. <br/> <br/>The contract is awarded for initial 3 years term, with the option to extend for 3+3+3. The last 2 years will be for exchanging of expired and expiring vouchers only, no new purchases of Gift cards.

Timeline

Completed: Award published17 November 2023
Current notice
Completed: Award date5 February 2024

About the buyer

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is an executive agency sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care, and buys through its own end-to-end commercial service. Procurement, contract management and market engagement sit within the Commercial, Vaccines and Countermeasures Delivery directorate. Contracts are tendered under UK procurement legislation that ensures open and fair competition between bidders. Suppliers register on the UKHSA eTendering Portal to take part. UKHSA hosts the Diagnostics and Research Open Framework for diagnostics and research supplies and services. A published pipeline lists larger planned commercial activity.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of UK Health Security Agency's contract awards have been in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, laboratory and precision equipment and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

79310000 · Market research services

Decision makers

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